In what it hails as “a historic milestone for the Canadian shipbuilding industry,” Lévis, Quebec-headquartered Davie today officially began construction of the Polar Max icebreaker at its Helsinki Shipyard subsidiary in Finland.
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In what it hails as “a historic milestone for the Canadian shipbuilding industry,” Lévis, Quebec-headquartered Davie today officially began construction of the Polar Max icebreaker at its Helsinki Shipyard subsidiary in Finland.
While construction on the Polar Max hull will begin at Davie’s Helsinki Shipyard, the largest proportion of the work on the Polar Max, and delivery of the ship to the Canadian Coast Guard, will be from Davie’s home facility in Lévis, Quebec, which is simultaneously undergoing a CAD 840 million upgrade.
Davie says that this hybrid approach will secure Canada’s long-term ability to design and build complex ships for current and future Arctic programs. The build strategy will accelerate the delivery of the ship by several years ahead of the original schedule. It will also bring forward job creation and the transfer of shipbuilding know-how to Canada, while stimulating Canada’s maritime supply chain.
The Polar Max, says Davie, sets a new standard for Canadian shipbuilding procurement –
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