Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding has cut the first steel for the fifth Harry DeWolf-class Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) that the company will supply to the Roy ..
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Sea trials completed for Royal Canadian Navy’s second AOPS
Irving Shipbuilding has completed conducting the sea trials of the future HMCS Margaret Brooke, the second Harry DeWolf-class Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) to be ..
Royal Canadian Navy’s first AOPS completes cold weather trials
Irving Shipbuilding and the Royal Canadian Navy have completed cold weather and ice trials of the first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), the future HMCS Harry ..
Who’s Who: Maritime Movements for January/February 2021
WORK BOAT WORLD: Subsea services company Ashtead Technology has appointed a chief financial officer (CFO) and four managers for newly created roles across its ..
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Patrol ship Harry DeWolf delivered to Royal Canadian Navy
The future HMCS Harry DeWolf, the first vessel in a new class of Arctic Offshore and Patrol Ships (AOPS), was handed over to the Royal Canadian Navy on Friday, July 31. ..
Future HMCS Harry DeWolf enters final series of sea trials
Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding and the Royal Canadian Navy have begun conducting the final series of sea trials of the future Arctic and offshore patrol ship (AOPS) ..
Students show little interest in maritime industry, study shows
Despite the recent growth and attention on the marine industry in Nova Scotia, a new Centre for Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship (COVE) examination, the Student Intentions and Perceptions Study, found that only 12% of grade 6-12 English, French, and Mi’kmaq Kina’matneway students in Nova Scotia are interested in career opportunities in the marine industry.
Led by Dr. Sherry Scully, director of Learning & Organizational Development at COVE, the voluntary study measures students’ attitudes and...
Six New Icebreakers To Be Built For Canadian Coast Guard
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The Canadian Coast Guard will be procuring six new program icebreakers to replace its current aging fleet of icebreakers.
The announcement was made on Aug. 2 by Canada’s Minister for Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Jonathan Wilkinson.
Minister Wilkinson also announced that the Government of Canada is officially launching a competitive process, through an Invitation to Qualify, to add a third Canadian shipyard as a strategic partner under the...
https://news.usni.org/2019/08/13/six-new-icebreakers-to-be-built-for-canadian-coast-guard
Canada wants to build six new icebreakers
The Canadian coast guard provides critical icebreaking services to ensure commercial ships and ferries have access to Canadian ports during the winter and supports summer re-supply activities in Canada’s Arctic. To ensure the coast guard can continue to deliver these essential services, Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian coast guard, announced that the service will be procuring six new program icebreakers to replace its current aging fleet of icebreakers.
Wilkinson...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/canada-wants-to-build-six-new-icebreakers/
Canada Confirms Type 26 Design for Surface Combatant Program After Legal Tussle
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A Lockheed Martin-led industry team was selected for the final design of the Royal Canadian Navy’s future frigate after surviving a legal challenge by a rival contender.
Officials in Ottawa confirmed that BAE Systems’ Type 26 Global Combat Ship will provide the template for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC), the workhorse of the RCN fleet through the 2030s and 2040s.
Prime contractor Irving Shipbuilding – which was selected as Canada’s combat ship constructor some years ago –...