NSPS and Seaspan: Building Canada’s Maritime Future
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) has long been an iconic institution for those who live and work in Canada’s maritime...
Vanguard Dec-Jan 2016 Digital focuses on the Arctic
How can the new government develop an affordable and coherent national defence strategy that addresses real-world 21st-century security concerns? What...
Lockheed Martin combat system for HCM gets first article acceptance
Lockheed Martin Canada announced that its combat systems design for the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax Class Modernization (HCM) project has...
Shipbuilding Technology Forum: Tech trends that will impact the industry in 2030
Crystal ball gazing is a common preoccupation during this time of the year. At the Shipbuilding Technology Forum held in...
Shipbuilding Technology Forum: Shipbuilding strategy is an ‘enabler’ – Pat Finn
The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy has come under fire in recent weeks, however, Patrick Finn, assistant deputy minister, materiel, at...
Flaw found in Coast Guard ship design
Engineers have discovered what they think is a design flaw in the plans for new vessels for the Coast Guard....
Is Canada’s NSPS headed for troubled waters?
In recent weeks, the verbal barbs between contending parties for a $587 million contract to retrofit a civilian tanker to...
OSI to provide navigation systems for Swedish Navy subs
Marine navigational and tactical solutions expert OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) recently won a contract to provide Swedish aerospace and defence...
Liberal government grants Davie shipyard $587 million contract
The Liberal government on Monday announced that it was granting Chantier Davie Shipyard of Quebec the sole-source contract to build...
Seaspan begins construction of North Vancouver head office
Construction of a new 7,800-sqm head office for West Coast-based shipbuilder Seaspan began last Friday in North Vancouver. The corporate...