Northlake Shipyard, Inc.

Location

• Address: 1441 North Northlake Way, Seattle, WA 98103-8920
• Site: Approximately 130,000 square feet of yard space
• Waterfront: About 800 feet of waterfront on Lake Union (fresh water)

Management

• Shipyard Manager: E. Peter Kelly

Major facilities and equipment

• Drydocks with capacity up to 1,900 tons and 300 feet in length
• 200-foot outfitting dock
• Fabrication building
• Craft shops
• Sand blast and paint shop
• 50-ton whirley crane on rails
• 40-ton American crane

How the yard is used

Northlake Shipyard is a shipyard facility where:

• Ship owners may lease space, including drydocks, to perform their own work.
• Prime ship repair contractors and other authorized users can use the facility to repair, convert and construct vessels and marine equipment.
• Work can be performed by the yard on either a bid basis or a time-and-materials basis.

• New construction
• Major repairs
• Minor repairs
• Conversions
• Outfitting

Categories of work

Typical categories of work include:

• Hull and structural welding
• Propulsion systems
• Propellers
• Deck machinery
• Electrical system installation and repair
• Hydraulic system installation and repair
• Carpentry and joinery work
• Piping
• Inside machine shop work
• Outside machine shop work
• Sand blasting
• Painting

Materials handled

Northlake Shipyard works with:

• Steel
• Wood
• Glass
• Aluminum

Work arrangements

Ship owners and prime ship repair contractors can:

• Lease space at the yard, including drydocks, to carry out their own work.
• Have jobs performed by the yard on a bid basis.
• Have jobs performed by the yard on a time-and-materials basis.

For immediate assistance, the website directs customers to call the main phone number.

Physical address

• Northlake Shipyard, Inc.
• 1441 North Northlake Way
• Seattle, WA 98103-8920
• Located on Lake Union (fresh water).

Online contact form

• A contact form is available on the "Contact Us" page of the website.
• Customers can submit:
• Name
• Email address
• Comment or message
• The yard responds using the contact details provided.

Finding the yard

• Northlake Shipyard is located along North Northlake Way on the north shore of Lake Union in Seattle, Washington.
• For detailed driving directions, customers typically use online maps or contact the yard directly.

Lists Prichard, Union, Billings, and Seattle as a location. Names Washington as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.

• NSI is a privately owned facility used by prime ship repair contractors and other authorized users.
• NSI normally does not contract directly to perform repair work; prime contractors act as the ship's agent.
• Prices may be adjusted by NSI as it deems appropriate.
• Payment is due on receipt of invoice unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Key definitions

• Foot Day: vessel length overall (LOA) in feet × number of days of service.
• Lift Day: first 24 hours of a drydocking (minimum charge); starts when the bow crosses the sill of the dry dock.
• Lay Day: each 24‑hour period after the Lift Day until the vessel exits the sill.
• Ton: short ton (2,000 lbs.).
• Mechanical utilities: compressed air, potable water and fire main at dry docks and berths.

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1. General fees

1.1 Facility Fee

• 5% of the Prime Ship Repair Contractor's Gross Billings, less any included NSI fees.

1.2 Common Area Maintenance and Usage Fee

• $1,650.00 per week per Prime Ship Repair Contractor.

1.3 BMP supervision

• All vessels are charged labor for Best Management Practice (BMP) compliance supervision (labor per Item 7.1).

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2. Drydocking and berthage

2.1 Minimum drydocking charges

• Dry Dock #2
• Lift Day: $1,200.00 per Day
• Lay Day: $1,200.00 per Day
• Dry Dock #9
• Lift Day: $1,200.00 per Day
• Lay Day: $1,200.00 per Day

2.2 Per‑foot charges for all vessels

• Lift Day on Dry Docks #2 and #9: $12.00 per Foot
• Lay Day on Dry Docks #2 and #9: $12.00 per Foot Per Day

2.3 Shifting on the blocks

• A Lift Day is charged in lieu of a Lay Day, plus labor and materials per Item 7.

2.4 Services of a Naval Architect

• When NSI determines that naval architectural services are needed for drydocking, those services are billed to the vessel under Item 7.2.

2.5 Berthage rates

• Pier side moorage (or with a welding/burning permit from the Seattle Fire Department):
• $1.50 per Foot Day
• Outboard moorage or where a welding permit cannot be obtained:
• $.1.00 per Foot Day (as printed in the Price Schedule).

2.6 Included services and exclusions

Included with drydocking and berthage rates (if available):

• Compressed air (for mechanical tools only)
• Potable water (city water for vessel fresh water systems)
• Fire main (for fire suppression only unless otherwise authorized in writing by NSI)

Not included (charged separately):

• Electric service: see Item 6.1 (.12 KWH)
• Labor for block building, docking and undocking: see Item 7.1
• Replacement of damaged pilings: see Item 5.3

2.7 Storage

• Storage of any property at NSI: $2.00 per square foot per Month.

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3. Crane and equipment

• Crane service for ship repair and conversion:
• $240.00 per Hour, plus labor and materials per Item 7
• One-hour minimum per use
• Crane service for non‑ship‑repair activities:
• $180.00 per Hour, plus labor and materials per Item 7
• Additional one‑time charge for total tonnage
• Forklift trucks:
• $70.00 per Hour, plus labor and materials per Item 7
• Half‑hour minimum per use

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4. Removal of waste

• Removal of waste/wash water pumped off dry docks after washing:
• $.65/gallon, plus NSI labor
• Removal of all sand blasting grit after it is deposited in storage bins on piers:
• Cost Plus 25%, plus NSI labor
• Removal of all liquid waste pumped from a vessel:
• Billed under NSI's applicable rates (no specific unit rate in the text provided)
• Removal of all garbage:
• Billed under NSI's applicable rates (no specific unit rate in the text provided)
• Dry docks are cleaned daily by NSI labor (labor under Item 7.1).

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5. Other services and facilities

• All vessels must obtain a Seattle Fire Department permit (Maritime Fire and Safety).
• For special NSI facility needs not covered by specific rates, charges are "As Quoted".
• Prime Ship Repair Contractors are charged for any fender system or piling damaged while using an NSI berth.
• Wooden Piling: $2,800.00 per Piling.

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6. Utilities

• Electric operations and service (including power, distribution system use, portable transformers as available, common area lighting, administration and other services/equipment as available):
• .10 per KWH
• Compressed Air Service:
• $70/day.

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7. Labor and materials

• Labor:
• Straight Time: $90.00 per Hour
• Over Time: $135.00 per Hour
• Materials and subcontractors:
• Cost Plus 25%.

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8. Surcharge – regulatory fees

• A charge of 20% is applied to all NSI Gross Billings to cover regulatory fees and related government‑imposed costs.

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