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Heddle to aid Seaspan in building Canadian polar icebreaker May 11, 2021, by Sanja Pekic
Heddle Shipyards will support Seaspan Shipyards in the construction of a polar icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard.
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The Government of Canada announced that Seaspan Shipyards will build a polar icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard’s fleet of icebreakers.
Heddle Shipyards, a Canadian ship repair and construction company, will support the construction.
Canada currently has 18 icebreakers of varying sizes and capabilities with the largest one being the CCGS
Louis S. St-Laurent. This largest icebreaker is nearing the end of its service life and in need of replacement by 2030.
Heddle Shipyards to Support Seaspan Shipyards in Building Polar Icebreaker for Canadian Coast Guard
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HAMILTON, ON, May 6, 2021 /CNW/ - As part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, the Government of Canada announced that Seaspan Shipyards will build a Polar Icebreaker, the flagship of the Canadian Coast Guard s icebreaking fleet. With facilities in Hamilton, St. Catharines, and Thunder Bay in Ontario, and in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia, Heddle Shipyards will support Seaspan Shipyards in the construction of a Polar Icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard.
The Government of Canada s decision to build a Polar Icebreaker at Seaspan Shipyards means that Heddle s Ontario shipyards will play an increasingly important role in the National Shipbuilding Strategy and create and sustain hundreds of jobs across its facilities. Seaspan s pan-Canadian approach to shipbuilding will support thousands of jobs from coast to
THUNDER BAY – A Thunder Bay shipyard will have a hand in building the new flagship vessel in the Canadian Coast Guard’s icebreaking fleet, with the project expected to create local jobs.
The federal government announced details Thursday of plans to purchase two new heavy ice breakers for the coast guard’s Arctic operations, expanding the capabilities of its aging fleet.
The flagship polar icebreaker, already designated as the CCGS
John G. Diefenbaker, will be built by Vancouver-based Seaspan, the government announced. When completed, it will be the largest ship in the coast guard’s fleet, expected to cost well over $1 billion.