A new era in Canadian shipbuilding is underway as Seaspan Shipyards has been awarded the contract to build one of the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) next-generation heavy polar icebreakers. This landmark project,
A new era in Canadian shipbuilding is underway as Seaspan Shipyards has been awarded the contract to build one of the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) next-generation heavy polar icebreakers. This landmark project, part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), will reinforce Canada’s Arctic sovereignty, economic development, and scientific research capabilities while marking a historic revival of domestic polar shipbuilding.
“Today’s contract signing is the next step in our journey of fulfilling the vision of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, which is to build ships for Canada, in Canada, by Canadians," said John McCarthy, CEO of Seaspan Shipyards. "The NSS is demonstrating that a made-in-Canada approach is not only possible, but also imperative to our security and sovereignty.”
The heavy polar icebreaker, to be built entirely at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards, will be among the world’s most advanced icebreaking vessels. As one of only a few Polar Class 2 ships in operation globally, it will allow the CCG to operate self-sufficiently year-round in the high Arctic, even in extreme conditions as low as -50°C.
“The polar icebreaker to be built by Vancouver Shipyards will be able to operate in the Arctic year-round,” said The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and
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