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Seaspan Shipyards Progresses to Next Phase of Designing and Building Multi-Purpose Vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard
Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) has been awarded the Construction Engineering (CE) and Long Lead Items (LLI) contracts for the pre-construction work of the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) first six Multi-Purpose Vessels (MPV). Following the successful …
Mar 28, 2024 / Curious
ABB partners with Seaspan Shipyards on new Canadian Coast Guard polar icebreaker
• ABB has secured a comprehensive propulsion system contract with Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyard for the first of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new-generation polar icebreakers • The icebreaker is expected to be the world’s largest and most powerful …
Mar 6, 2024 / Vessels
Canadian Coast Guard Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel Achieves Important Construction Milestone
Keel laying ceremony for Canada’s most modern science research ship at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan), Canada’s long-term, strategic shipbuilding partner for large non-combat vessels under Canada’s National …
Nov 28, 2022 / Naval
Seaspan Shipyards to build Polar Icebreaker for Canadian Coast Guard
New ship construction program will sustain more than 2,800 jobs across CanadaAs part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), the Government of Canada has announced that Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) will design and build a Polar Icebreaker, the …
May 7, 2021 / Vessels
Seaspan Shipyards starts construction of Canada’s most modern science research ship (Video)
Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel will conduct critical research on climate change impacts and Canada’s ocean ecosystems in support of the Blue Economy Strategy.On Monday (Mar29), Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) announced it has cut steel and started …
Mar 30, 2021 / Vessels
Seaspan Shipyards surpasses $1 billion in contracts to Canadian companies on Joint Support Ship Program for Royal Canadian Navy
Contracts awarded under the National Shipbuilding Strategy benefit many small and medium-size businesses across the country that count on Seaspan as an anchor customerAs the COVID-19 pandemic creates a critical need to sustain jobs and drive economic …
Mar 10, 2021 / Curious
Wärtsilä delivers low-noise propulsion solutions for Canadian Coast Guard research vessels
The technology group Wärtsilä has supplied specialised propulsion solutions for three Offshore Fisheries Science Vessels (OFSVs) built for the Canadian Coast Guard at Seaspan Shipyards in Vancouver, Canada. Low-noise propulsion is very important for …
Oct 16, 2020 / Curious
Seaspan Shipyards Delivers CCGS John Cabot, Completing First Class of Ships under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy
Three ships in 15 months demonstrates world-class capacity and capability, and accelerating NSS momentumFriday (Oct 09), Seaspan Shipyards officially delivered the third state-of-the-art Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel (OFSV) to the Canadian Coast …
Oct 12, 2020 / Curious
Seaspan Shipyards marks another best-in-class milestone with the start of sea trials for future Coast Guard vessel CCGS John Cabot
Third Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel built by Seaspan Shipyards begins sea trials just six weeks after launchOn August 18th, the future Coast Guard vessel the CCGS John Cabot cruised out of English Bay in Vancouver to begin sea trials, marking …
Aug 20, 2020 / Vessels
Seaspan Shipyards and Heddle Shipyards join forces in bid to deliver the Polar Icebreaker to the Canadian Coast Guard
Exclusive teaming agreement will bring shipyards in Canada’s largest province into the National Shipbuilding StrategySeaspan Shipyards (Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd.) and Heddle Shipyards (Heddle Marine Service Inc.), the largest operator of shipyards …
Jun 10, 2020 / Curious