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Glooscap First Nation Buying Lunenburg, Mahone Bay Shipyards
A small First Nations community in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley has signed an agreement in principle to assume majority ownership of two shipyards on the province's south shore. The company will be run under a subsidiary called Glooscap Defence and the team has big plans for the future.
Mechanical problem behind 12-day delay for 1st voyage of Marine Atlantic's new ferry
Marine Atlantic says a problem with its new Chinese-built ferry has pushed back the date of its first voyage nearly two weeks.
Seaspan Shipyards Unveils Digital Model of Canada’s Heavy Polar Icebreaker
Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards presented its progress towards completing the functional design on the first heavy Polar Icebreaker in Canada in over 60 years. Functional Design of the vessel is now more than 70 per cent complete and 3D modelling of the vessel is well advanced, setting the stage for Seaspan to cut steel on the flagship of the Canadian Coast Guard’s icebreaking fleet before the end of the year.
Lockheed Martin Canada Awards L3Harris the Integrated Communications System Contract
Lockheed Martin Canada has awarded L3Harris Technologies the Integrated Communications System for the Canadian Surface Combatant of the Royal Canadian Navy, aimed at bolstering their operational efficacy and security on maritime missions.
Minister Lebouthillier Highlights 2024 Budget Investment of Nearly $400 Million for Canadian Coast Guard
New federal government funding announced in Budget 2024 is to operate the future Canadian Coast Guard vessels. It includes recruitment and training of seagoing personnel to crew the new ships, and funding to build robust capacity to support vessel operations.
IMO Presents Pathway to Net-Zero Shipping at Bonn Climate Talks
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has outlined its latest progress and plans to decarbonize global shipping by or around 2050, in a submission to the Bonn Climate Conference. The document includes concrete actions being planned and undertaken to ensure the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas emissions from Ships is translated to legally binding regulations that apply to all ships and enforced globally.
Canadian Government Outlines Blue Economy Regulatory Roadmap
At the H2O conference in Halifax, Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, today announced the publication of the Blue Economy Regulatory Roadmap. This roadmap outlines actions the Government of Canada will take to support innovation and economic growth in Canada’s oceans. It focuses on five main areas: marine renewable energy and environmental protection, marine spatial planning, maritime autonomous surface ships, ocean technology, and sustainable fishing gear and practices.
Green Marine Welcomes Largest-Ever New Cohort of Participants
Green Marine announced the environmental performance results of its participating membership for the 2023 year during its annual GreenTech conference at the Halifax Convention Centre. The participating ship owners, ports, terminals, shipyards, and Seaway corporations achieved significant improvements in 2023 with more of them reaching the program’s higher levels in this 16th consecutive year of Green Marine results.
What Connects Canadian and German Joint Support Ships
The German Navy’s Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 took a German naval task group westward. The Royal Canadian Navy used their allies’ Atlantic crossing from May 7 to 17 for professional exchanges. With the German FGS Federal German Ship “Frankfurt am Main”, Canadian naval officers experienced a new class of replenishment vessel that has not yet been commissioned into Canada’s naval forces.
OSI Awarded Contract for IBNS to be Supplied to RCN Land-Based Testing Facility
OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) has been awarded a contract to develop and directly supply an Integrated Bridge Navigation System (IBNS) to support the Land-Based Testing Facility (LBTF) for the Royal Canadian Navy's Canadian Surface Combatant Project.
Psst, Wanna Buy a Ferry? 4 Aging BC Ferries Vessels Being Retired
Four nearly 60-year-old vessels built in Victoria were included in the BC Ferries request for proposals on Tuesday, May 28. The Powell River Queen, Bowen Queen, Mayne Queen, and Queen of Burnaby were all listed for dismantling and recycling. BC Ferries secured new vessels for its fleet, which means decommissioning the old boats to make room for the latest additions.
Onboard Carbon Capture: The Future of Shipping Decarbonization?
Onboard carbon capture (OCC) is gaining interest in the shipping industry as a way to reduce emissions while continuing to use conventional fuels. However, its success hinges on collaboration between regulators, policy makers, industry stakeholders, class, and suppliers, according to classification society DNV.
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster Announces $7M Project Expediting the Development and Commercialization of Electric Propulsion Systems
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announced the Canadian Electric Propulsion Acceleration Coalition (CEPAC) Project to expedite the development and commercialization of electric propulsion systems through collaboration among marine industry stakeholders.
Australia Fast-Tracks its Hunt for Replacement Frigates
The government of Australia has sent requests for information to German, Japanese, South Korean and Spanish shipbuilders in an urgent request to procure general-purpose frigates under Project Sea 3000.
Look for Marine Insurance Rates to Increase
Incidents like recent bridge accidents will result in substantial insurance claims and poses challenges to the marine insurance system.
Gastops partners with Seaspan for advanced propulsion system analysis
Gastops, a global leader in intelligent condition monitoring solutions, announced a significant contract award from Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards to support the Canadian Coast Guard’s Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) Project.
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