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BC Ferries christens its first cable ferry

MAY 8, 2015 — BC Ferries christened its newest vessel and first-ever cable ferry, Baynes Sound Connector, in a ceremony at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards in North Vancouver, BC, Canada, today at which

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O’Rourke named next Victoria Shipyards VP and GM

FEBRUARY 19, 2015 — Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards reports that Joe O’Rourke is joining Victoria Shipyards to succeed Malcolm Barker as Vice President and General Manager when he retires, effective Spring 2015, following

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BV to class gas-fueled vessels for Canadian owners

FEBRUARY 17, 2015—Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) will class two innovative projects for gas-fueled vessels to be built for Canadian shipowners at Turkish shipyards. British Columbia-based Seaspan Ferries has chosen

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MOL operated containership runs aground

JANUARY 13, 2015 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. reported yesterday that the 4,600 TEU MOL-operated containership MOL Express, on charter from Seaspan Corporation, ran aground in shallow water in Tateyama Harbor, Chiba

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World’s largest box ship has Becker TLKSRs rudder

DECEMBER 17, 2014 — The world’s largest containership, the 19,000 TEU CSCL Globe, features a rudder from Becker Marine Systems, Hamburg, Germany. Built for China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) at Hyundai Heavy

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