Thursday brought the rollout of the Second Mid Shore Patrol Vessel, Corporal Kaeble VC. The First, Private Robertson VC, has been located outside the module shop for some time, as additional work is completed. She Has now been moved farther down the ways and tarpped to allow the next vessel
Category: Halifax Shipyard
Canada Steamship Lines vessel Spruceglen on trials in the basin after a Maintenance period which included being re-flagged to Canada and being re-painted in csl’s domestic scheme, which is why she looks so clean
CCGS Earl Grey returned to Halifax on the 19th. She was previously undergoing a period of work, including Hull Painting at Shelburne Ship repair. Shelburne Ship Repair was taken over By Irving shipbuilding, and underwent several Upgrades to accommodate larger vessels. Earl grey was one of the First vessels to
The First of the Coastguards Midshore Patrol vessels will be Private Robertson V.C. From the Press Release: In a solemn event at Irving Shipyard, Minister Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Regional Minister for Nova Scotia and Minister Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans unveiled the first of
HMCS Preserver Collided with the Nova Dock at Halifax shipyards while turning to tie up at the Naval Dockyard. Reports are No Injuries, But Both Vessels are damaged – Preserver in the Bow Area. The Scotia Dock Appears to have keel blocks laid out, Likely signalling an upcoming job. The
The Nova Scotia Government Spent $600 thousand dollars on the recent Ships Start Here campaign, with the Irving’s and others spending another $500 thousand. Recent comments by the Defence Minister Peter Mackay, indicate he believes that the Ships Start Here campaign was a waste of money because it did not
The first ships to be built in Halifax are the 3 Arctic Offshore Vesssels. As this procurement program was begun several years ago, and Contracts for design work awarded in 2008, Presumably there is a design sitting in an office in Ottawa somewhere. The rendering above Comes from the DND
Just after 5 pm the winners of the National Shipbuilding procurement strategy were announced. Halifax Shipyard won the $25 billion Combat Ship contract, and Seaspan in BC won the Non-Combat ship contract. Irving Shipbuilding gets to build 3 destroyers, 12 frigates and 3 arctic patrol vessels. SeaSpan Gets the work
Halifax shipyard rolled out the first of the Coast Guards Mid Shore Patrol Boats today. (photo is through 2 fences). In other shipyard news, Shelburne Ship Repair re-opened last month, and picked up contracts to repaint CCGS Earl Grey (based in Halifax) and perform maintinance on CFAV Sea Scheldt, a
The New Grand Manan Ferry Departed the Nova Dock this afternoon, and performed a few hours of trials in the basin before departing for Blacks Harbour NB. The new ferry was put into service, and quickly withdrawn after problems developed.