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OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is adding a second heavy icebreaker to its plans for the Canadian Coast Guard, a move that will boost the shipbuilding industry in two key provinces for the Liberals and which could come at a hefty cost to taxpayers.
The Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent sails past a iceberg in Lancaster Sound, Friday, July 11, 2008. The federal government is expected to end nearly two years of mystery today and reveal its plan to build a new, long overdue heavy icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to end nearly two years of mystery on Thursday and reveal its plan to build a new, long overdue heavy icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard.
Trudeau government promises coast guard two new heavy icebreakers for Arctic operations
The Canadian Coast Guard will get two new heavy icebreakers, the Liberal government announced today a significant decision that critics say is meant to avoid making political waves ahead of the next federal election.
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Serco Joins Forces with Davie on its Polar Icebreaker Program
Serco Joins Forces with Davie on its Polar Icebreaker Program
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA, Dec. 15, 2020 Serco Canada Marine (Serco) a Canadian leader in integrated, complex ship design is proud to announce its partnership with Davie Shipyard on its Polar Icebreaker program, the flagship of Davie’s National Icebreaker Centre. As a design and engineering partner, Serco will provide the Davie team with engineering, project management and production support.
With decades of experience in managing large-scale procurement and production programs for military and civilian vessels, advanced logistics, and sustainment support projects, Serco has supported the development of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Joint Support Ship (JSS), the Halifax Class Patrol Frigates, the first fully electric green ferries in Ontario, and the Canadian Coast Guard’s Offshore Fisheries Science Vessels, among other high-profile vessels.
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Building Polar would create huge boost to jobs and the economy
Potential for Davie to annually generate up to 4,300 jobs
Examines potential to create a world-class maritime cluster
LÉVIS, QC, Dec. 14, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Davie, Canada s premier shipbuilder, today revealed the results of a far-reaching study conducted by consulting and advisory firm, Deloitte LLP in Canada. The study, commissioned by Davie, examined the historical and potential major future economic and social impacts of its operations on Québec and Canada as a whole.
A virtual launch event, hosted by the Federation of Québec Chambers of Commerce (FCCQ), was attended by hundreds of business leaders. They were shown how spending and revenues associated with Davie s activities ripple through and significantly impact the Québec and Canadian economies. Important structural and industrial benefits Davie brings to the Québec and Canadian economies were also in focus.