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CMISA posted an articleStay tuned for the official DND acceptance at the end of August! see more
The first two Naval Large Tugs, Haro and Barkerville, have arrived at CFB Esquimalt yesterday, July 25.
The tugs will be unloaded tomorrow and sent to Point Hope Shipyard where they will be brought up to operational state; this includes fueling and unbarring windows, among other preparations. Familiarization training for the POESB staff will commence on August 19 and will last two weeks.
These powerful new vessels are part of a fleet of four being built under the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
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CMISA posted an articleEstimated value of drydocking work will be at $14.5 million per year for the next five years. see more
B.C. Ferries has issued a notice that it intends to split drydocking and repair services for its fleet between three B.C. shipyards.
The plan is for the majority of work to go to Victoria’s Point Hope Maritime Ltd., at 46 per cent, and Seaspan ULC, also at 46 per cent. Seaspan owns Vancouver Shipyards and has its own drydock in North Vancouver and owns Victoria Shipyards. Various companies rent the huge federal Esquimalt Graving Dock.
Vancouver’s Allied Shipbuilders Ltd. which has two floating drydocks, would receive eight per cent of the work.
B.C. Ferries estimates the total value of drydocking work will be at $14.5 million per year for the next five years.
Contracts, called master service agreements, would be for five years, with the option to extend for up to 10 years, said B.C. Ferries spokesman Jeff Groot.
The aim is for contracts to begin in the second quarter of this year.
Work would be “bundled” into contracts. B.C. Ferries normally awards individual contracts when vessels need to go into drydock but, about five years ago, it bundled seven vessels to Point Hope Maritime.
Both Point Hope and Seaspan will work on minor, intermediate and large vessels. Allied will work on minor and intermediate-sized vessels.
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CMISA posted an articleThe shipyard has plans to establish a graving dock see more
Called Point Hope since 1938, it’s the last surviving shipyard in a harbour that once housed a thriving maritime industry. Open house on Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 345 Harbour Rd.
One hundred and fifty years ago, the Daily British Colonist marvelled at a new shipyard with first-class facilities for repair and construction of large ships, calling it an example of what “energy and perseverance can accomplish.”
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