PORTLAND — A giant transport vessel has maneuvered the parts of a major new dry dock up the Columbia River to its destination in Portland, where it’s expected to hold large ocean-going ships for maintenance.
The 738-foot Dutch heavy-lift vessel Blue Marlin completed the weekend passage late Sunday, The Oregonian reported.
The dock comes in three pieces to be assembled by November, stretching to nearly 1,000 feet long.
The dock was manufactured in China. The company that commissioned it, Vigor Industrial, said it spent $50 million. It’ll be installed at Swan Island.