US provider of maintenance, modernization, and marine services Vigor Marine Group has joined forces with South Korean shipbuilding major Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to bring expanded forward-deployed maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capacity to the Indo-Pacific region.

As disclosed, through this partnership, the companies want to offer the US Navy and Military Sealift Command (MSC) a ‘compelling new option’ to keep vessels ‘mission-ready’. In addition, the partners may explore opportunities to support US shipbuilding, including a return to Vigor Marine Group’s shipbuilding roots in the Pacific Northwest.