Alaska Ship and Drydock.

• Author: Gallion, Mari
• Position: INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS

The outlook for building new ships at Alaska Ship and Drydock just got a lot brighter, warmer and drier with the opening of the Ketchikan Shipyard's state-of-the-art assembly hall designed to build ships up to 500 feet in length. The assembly hall is 70,000 square feet with an adjacent five story production center to minimize material flow and maximize efficiency. It features all the best assets of a modern, advanced shipbuilding infrastructure.

ASD has been building modules for a 136' x 40' new factory longliner for Alaska Longline Co., the Arctic Prowler, since March. The engine room...