Use a directory of shipyards to find a shipyard in your area

Location is of primary importance when choosing the right shipyard to use. By using a directory of shipyards and dockyards, you can build a list of shipyards in your area and choose between them.

I recommend: NauticX.com offers a shipyard directory for information about worldwide shipyards. 20th Century Ocean Liners offers a phone book-style shipyard directory with locations around the world. MarineLog.com offers an extensive list of US shipyards along with their contact info and specializations.

Check out shipyards run by private companies

Many large manufacturing corporations run their own shipyards and give useful shipyard info on policies and products.

I recommend: Kawasaki Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering maintains two shipyards in Japan where their products are manufactured. Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. offers a great deal of information about their operation on the company website. The Philadelphia Shipyard, formerly a Navy shipyard, is looking for private companies to work in the shipyard. Victoria Shipyards, the largest capacity shipyard on the North American west coast, offers shipyard info. Bollinger Shipyards operates shipyards all along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

Find naval shipyards in your geographic area

Several Navy shipyards are located around the country, and the specific locations can be found using the Internet.

I recommend: The main Navy shipyards are located in Norfolk, Pearl Harbor, Portsmouth and Puget Sound. The Puget Sound location is part of the larger Pacific operation group of the Navy that encompasses several sites and detachments.  Keep in mind that information about naval shipyards is controlled by the military and can be limited.