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The Canadian government has finalized a deal with Irving Shipbuilding to build two more Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS), this time for the Can. ....
iPolitics By Jolson Lim. Published on Feb 25, 2021 4:53pm An Arctic offshore patrol ship at the Halifax Shipyard in August 2017 (Zane Woodford/Metro) Canada’s shipbuilding strategy has been slow to deliver new naval and civilian ships, risking Canada’s ability to meet its domestic and international obligations, according to a new report from the auditor general of Canada. “The delivery of many ships was significantly delayed, and further delays could result in several vessels being retired before new vessels are operational,” wrote Auditor General Karen Hogan in a report released Thursday. The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Coast Guard have implemented measures to maintain their fleet of ships until new ones are delivered, but “interim capabilities are limited and cannot be extended indefinitely,” Hogan warned. ....
Can Canada keep up with a global icebreaker boom? Russia, China and the United States are racing to build big ships meant to slice through ice in an Arctic region rich in natural resources and new shipping lanes. Canada s backyard is at stake. December 17, 2020 CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent in seen in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence escorting a cargo ship through a path of ice in February 2020 (Courtesy of Canadian Coast Guard) Joe Clark wasn’t the first Canadian politician to promise the world’s most powerful icebreaker, and he won’t be the last. Clark, as foreign minister in 1985, staked his expensive pledge to build a ship that could slice through ice as thick as 2.5 m on the premise that the federal government was “not about to conclude that Canada cannot afford the Arctic.” That ship never got built. Today, as the climate warms, foreign icebreakers are exploring the Arctic for natural resources and asserting themselves in a region Canadians have long ....