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The RFP was released on 7 February 2011, and closed on 21 July 2011. Five proposals were received from three bidders: Irving Shipbuilding Inc. Seaspan Marine Corp. (renamed from Washington Marine Group in 2011) Davie Yards Inc. Two of the proposals received were for the combat work package and three were for the non-combat work package.
The River-class destroyer, formerly the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC), and Single Class Surface Combatant Project is the procurement project that will replace the Iroquois and Halifax-class warships with up to 15 new ships beginning in the early 2030s as part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. [14] [15]
Davie Shipbuilding: 16 December 1988: 14 July 1994: Atlantic: HMCS Toronto: FFH 333 Saint John Shipbuilding: 22 April 1989: 29 July 1993: Atlantic: HMCS Regina: FFH 334 Davie Shipbuilding: 6 October 1989: 29 December 1993: Pacific: HMCS Calgary: FFH 335 Davie Shipbuilding: 15 June 1991: 12 May 1995: Pacific: HMCS Montréal: FFH 336 Saint John ...
The Polar Icebreaker Project (previously Polar Class Icebreaker Project) is an ongoing Canadian shipbuilding program under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. [6] Announced in 2008 with an intention to replace the ageing CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent with a new polar icebreaker by 2017, the program has faced multiple delays and changes, and as of 2024 consists of two planned icebreakers, CCGS ...
The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers (IBB) is a trade union in the United States and Canada. It is for boilermakers and related occupations, and is affiliated with the AFL–CIO. The Boilermakers union has a four-year apprenticeship training program before becoming a Journeyman ...
Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessels are warships of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) built within the Government of Canada Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) procurement project, part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy. In July 2007 the federal government announced plans for acquiring six to eight icebreaking warships for the RCN.
The initial design for the research vessels called for a 55-metre (180 ft 5 in)-long ship that could act as "floating laboratories for scientific research and ecosystem-based management." [ 2 ] [ 3 ] However, when Seaspan received the technical plans from the government in 2012, they found that the ship's design would be prone to capsizing.
In July 2010, Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced an initial purchase of two joint support ships (at a cost of $2.6 billion) with options for a third. [33] [34] On 11 October 2010, the Government of Canada invited five shipbuilding companies "to participate in a request for proposals" for the NSPS.