Seward Ship's opened in 1973 to answer to the growing need for vessel repair services close to the fishing grounds.  By 1974, the demand and the increasing work load led to the construction of the current home for Seward Ship's Chandlery in the Leirer Industrial Park.  In 1979 Seward Ship's leased and rebuilt a 300 ton marine railway facility at Lowell Point.  This facility operated until 1985, when Seward Ship's began drydocking and servicing vessels at the Seward Marine Industrial Center, utilizing the new 5,000 ton Syncro-Lift.  In 1988 Seward Ship's leased two acres at the Seward Marine Industrial Center, the present site of Seward Ship's Drydock, Inc. operations.
 
Since that time Seward Ship's operations have expanded to an eleven acre full service shipyard that includes over 35,000 square feet of covered work area and buildings plus total operating control of the Syncro-Lift Drydock facility.

 
Seward Ship’s is a full service shipyard, providing expert, on time, on budget, shipyard services to all types and sizes of vessels in the marine industry.  We service everything from rowboats to oil tankers, and we love doing it.  We employ skilled craftsmen from Seward and all around the beautiful State of Alaska, and by doing so, we contribute to Seward's and our State's growing economy.