CSS Asterix, a combat support ship created by converting and transforming a containership, is to continue to support the Royal Canadian Navy for some years yet. Ottawa-headquartered Inocea Group member Federal Fleet
In a statement that was perhaps somewhat overshadowed by the announcement of the ICE Pact, Canada’s Minister of National Defence, Bill Blair, last week announced that Canada is taking the first step
Key Canadian shipyards are staying busy with new orders and repairs, while naval architects help take these projects to the next level. The Royal Canadian Navy is at the center of shipbuilding news in
Lévis, Quebec, based Davie Shipbuilding reports that HMCS St. John’s, a City-class frigate, was delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), November 1, after extensive maintenance and modernization work. The frigate sailed
Ottawa-headquartered Federal Fleet Services (FFS) reports that the Government of Canada has confirmed a two-year extension to its at-sea support services contract for the combat support ship, M/V Asterix. Converted from a
Irving Shipbuilding Inc., reports that its Halifax Shipyard today delivered the future HMCS Margaret Brooke in a ceremony at the Royal Canadian Dockyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The 6,615 tonne Arctic Offshore
The Toronto Star reports that the delivery date of the Royal Canadian Navy’s first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship has again been pushed back. The original plan was to have Irving Shipbuilding
The Royal Canadian Navy is to test a Mixed Reality Remote Assistant Support (MIRRAS) system as part of a project that aims to improve maintenance and repairs aboard active naval vessels. The
JUNE 16, 2018 — Joined by representatives from industry and government, including Canada’s Minister of Defense Harjit Sajjan, Seaspan Shipyards and its shipbuilding partners yesterday celebrated the start of construction at Vancouver
MARCH 6, 2017—Canada’s Davie Shipbuilding recently awarded a contract to the ALMACO Group for the delivery of the superstructure of Project Resolve, a Royal Canadian Navy AOR vessel. This would be the
