FortisBC grants C$5 million incentives for LNG ferries
DECEMBER 1, 2014 — Energy utility FortisBC announced today that it will provide Canadian $5 million in incentive funding toward two new vessels for Seaspan Ferries that will be able to run
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Vancouver Shipyards completes $170 million makeover
NOVEMBER 7, 2014 — Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, yesterday officially celebrated the completion of its two-year, $170 million shipyard modernization project ahead of schedule and under-budget. Funded entirely by
Vancouver Shipyards starts production of first NSPS vessel
OCTOBER 27, 2014 — Diane Finley, Canada’s Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada visited Vancouver Shipyards, Vancouver, B.C. today to announce the award of a $5-million contract for the production
Vancouver Shipyards starts work on cable ferry
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 — Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards (VSY), North Vancouver, BC, Canada, yesterday officially started construction on the new cable ferry it is building under a $15 million contract from BC Ferries
ClassNK acquires workboat software provider
JULY 15, 2014 — ClassNK has acquired Victoria, B.C., Canada-based maritime software company Helm Operations, a leading provider of manning, maintenance, dispatch, and HSQE software to the workboat and offshore industries. Helm
Remontowa to build LNG-fueled ferries for BC Ferries
JULY 4, 2014—Canada’s BC Ferries has awarded contracts worth $165 million to Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A., Gdansk, Poland, to build three new dual-fuel intermediate class vessels. The three 105 meter, 145-vehicle, 600-passenger vessels
Yangzijian delivers first 10,000 TEU box ship from new yard
MAY 6, 2014 — Demonstrating that Chinese shipbuilders are now very much a force to be reckoned with in the market for large containerships, Singapore-listed Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has delivered Hanjin
Study suggests building BC ferries in BC
MARCH 12, 2014 — Here’s a study that looks to have missed the boat. Produced by a Vancouver, BC, think tank called the Columbia Institute, it claims to show significant economic benefits
BC Ferries orders cable ferry
FEBRUARY 27, 2014 — BC Ferries has awarded Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards of North Vancouver a $15 million contract for the construction of a new cable ferry to service its Buckley Bay –
Giant gantry crane arrives at Vancouver Shipyards
FEBRUARY 20, 2014 — After months of planning and anticipation, Seaspan’s new 300-tonne gantry crane arrived at Vancouver Shipyards, Vancouver, BC today. When erected, the colossal crane will be the largest gantry