Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding Inc. has awarded Bardex Corporation a contract for a 165-meter shiplift with a capacity of over 27,000 tonnes. The Bardex OmniLift shiplift will include fifty-six 575-tonne chain jack lift stations and, according to Bardex, will be the largest shiplift in North America and South America.
The system will support Irving’s River-class destroyer shipbuilding program, awarded under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy.
“It’s a pleasure to welcome Bardex onto the...