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Canadian shipyards hail ICE Pact

The two Canadian shipyards building heavy polar icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard, Seaspan Shipyards and Chantier Davie, have welcomed the trilateral ICE Pact announced yesterday by the governments of the U.S., Canada and Finland.

U.S., Canada and Finland in new polar icebreaker ICE Pact

Like the three-ship U.S. Polar Security Cutter program, the two-ship Canadian heavy polar icebreaker program has been facing delays and cost overruns that were the subject of a recent Parliamentary...

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Canadian builder unveils design of future heavy icebreaker

3D design image of a new heavy icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard

Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards recently unveiled design images of a new heavy polar icebreaker ordered by the Canadian Coast Guard. Seaspan said the functional design of the vessel is now more than 70 per cent complete and 3D modelling is well advanced. Cutting of the first steel is scheduled before...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/icebreaking/canadian-builder-unveils-design-of-future-heavy-icebreaker/

Seaspan wins key Multi-Purpose Vessel contracts

Moving into the next stages of procuring the first flight of Multi-Purpose Vessels (MPVs) for the Canadian Coast Guard, Public Services and Procurement Canada has awarded Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. two contracts with a combined value of CAD 490.6 million.

A CAD 310.2 million construction engineering services contract has been awarded for work to complete the design of the first flight of six MPVs and ensure that the technical requirements provided by the CCG are met. A second, CAD...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/seaspan-wins-key-multi-purpose-vessel-contracts/

ABB wins propulsion contract for first Canadian polar class icebreaker

Seaspan Shipyards has awarded ABB a contract to deliver an integrated propulsion system for the first of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new-generation polar class icebreakers.

The vessel is expected to be one of the world’s largest and most powerful diesel-electric icebreaker when it enters service in 2030, with ABB supplying vessel systems complying with IACS Polar Class 2 requirements for year-round operations in moderate multi-year ice conditions. The vessel will have 34 MW of propulsive power...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/abb-wins-propulsion-contract-for-first-canadian-polar-class-icebreaker/

Seaspan Shipyards completes prototype block for Canada’s new polar icebreaker

Steel used in Canada's new polar icebreaker

oth the U.S. and Canada are both building their first polar icebreakers in decades. Polar icebreakers use steel that is considerably thicker than in conventional ships and with tight frame spacings to support icebreaking loads. Last August, Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., began to construct the first of eight prototype modules for the first U.S. Coast Guard polar security cutter (PSC), to test the new systems, processes, people, and tools that are required to work with...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/seaspan-shipyards-completes-prototype-block-for-canadas-new-polar-icebreaker/

COLUMN | Canada loses control of its shipbuilding budget: Seaspan, Davie and Irving turn up the heat on Ottawa [Offshore Accounts]

The sentiments of American singer-songwriter Teddy Swims on his single Lose Control seems a most appropriate soundtrack for Canada this week, especially as it comes from his debut album, the wonderfully titled I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1). We have project blow-outs, schedule blow-outs, and some massive delays to report in Canada. Shipbuilding is […]

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Seaspan Shipyards selects Steerprop bow thrusters for polar icebreaker

Rauma, Finland, based Steerprop is to supply two arctic tunnel thrusters for the polar icebreaker that Seaspan Shipyards is to buildfor the Canadian Coast Guard. Being built under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy, the 27,876 tonnes displacement multi-mission polar icebreaker will have a Polar Class 2 (PC2) ice rating and will be able to operate in more difficult ice conditions (including in multi-year ice) and for longer periods than any other Canadian icebreaker.

Steerprop will equip the...

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Seaspan to upgrade and expand Vancouver Drydock shipyard

Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards is making substantial investments to upgrade and expand its Vancouver Drydock infrastructure to help grow the company’s ship repair and maintenance operations.

Seaspan received permit approval from the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) in October 2023 to extend its North Vancouver dry dock facilities to increase capacity and service additional vessels.

Seaspan says that consolidation of its ship repair and maintenance projects at Vancouver Drydock has resulted in...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/seaspan-to-upgrade-and-expand-vancouver-drydock-shipyard/

Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | November 1 – South African inshore patrol vessel, Canadian naval support ship and more

The South African Navy christens its newest patrol vessel while the Royal New Zealand Navy welcomes three new fast boats to its littoral warfare force. Construction meanwhile continues on a patrol vessel for the Nigerian Navy and a support ship for the Royal Canadian Navy. South African Navy christens second Warrior-class patrol vessel The South […]

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Research and Training Vessel News Roundup | December 23 – Harsh-environment science platform for France, Chilean and Italian naval research ships and more

Construction is underway on a new drifting research platform for a French science institute, an icebreaking supply vessel for the Chilean Navy, and a large oceanographic ..

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