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RaceRocks 3D Secures $3M in Funding from Raven Capital
RaceRocks 3D Inc., a Victoria-based training modernization company has secured an investment from Raven Capital – North America’s premier Indigenous venture capital fund.
B.C Ferries Awards Contract for New Hybrid Electric Vessels
Damen Shipyards Group (Damen) is the successful proponent to build four new hybrid electric Island Class vessels for BC Ferries.
New Name, Old Problem: Unexpected Repairs Delay Refit of Canadian Coast Guard Vessel
It’s going to take three times as long as expected to complete a refit of the recently renamed Canadian Coast Guard Ship Kopit Hopson 1752. As is often the case with older coast guard vessels when they enter refit, the 38-year old light ice breaker and buoy tender encountered unexpected problems.
Vessel Review: Baie des Chaleurs – Canadian Coast Guard Rescue Boat Built for Atlantic Sailing Conditions
The Canadian Coast Guard has taken delivery of a new search and rescue (SAR) boat built by shipyard Chantier Naval Forillon based in Quebec, named the CCGS Baie des Chaleurs . The aluminium-hulled SAR boat was built to a design by naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) in compliance to Lloyd’s Register’s Special Service Craft rules.
Work Begins on £12m Academy Tipped to Modernise Glasgow’s Shipbuilding Industry
Work is underway on the build of the new £12 million Applied Shipbuilding Academy at BAE Systems’ Scotstoun shipyard on the banks of the River Clyde in Glasgow. The project will see a historic industrial building at the site retrofitted to become the Modern Trade Hall, which will be dedicated to each shipbuilding trade, ship-realistic mock up environments, and research and technology facilities. An interesting idea for Canada, perhaps?
Oxford University Study Shows How Green Ammonia Could Be Rolle Out to Shipping Across the World
Researchers from the University of Oxford have published a study in Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability claiming that green ammonia could be used to fulfil the fuel demands of over 60% of global shipping by targeting just the top 10 regional fuel ports.
Methanol Overtaking LNG as Alternative Fuel
The latest statistics from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight platform found that a total of 298 ships with alternative fuel propulsion were ordered in 2023 – an 8% increase year on year. The year also saw methanol go mainstream, with a sharp increase in orders (138), thereby overtaking LNG (130).
The Government of Canada Announces Projects to Remove Abandoned Boats from Canadian Waters
The Government has announced up to $1.6M in funding for 8 projects which will assess, remove and dispose of 34 abandoned and wrecked vessels in Canadian waters.
Data Now Flowing From New Antarctic Ocean Observatory
Antarctica has today become home to a new subsea observatory providing near real-time ocean data, year-round, thanks to a new partnership between Canada and Spain scientists.
Modernizing the Ships Our Coastal Communities Rely On
The contract for the conversion and refit of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Judy LaMarsh has been awarded to St. John's Dockyard Ltd. (Newdock). This contract is valued at nearly $34.3 million under the National Shipbuilding Strategy and will create up to 80 highly skilled and well-paying jobs in the region.
We Got Too Accustomed to Peaceful Seas
Intensely globalized supply chains have been made possible in a large part through shipping, but this supply chain through some key shipping corridors like the Red Sea will be much more fraught with ships at greater risk of being attacked.
B. C.’s Infamous Fast Ferries are on Facebook Marketplace, and if They Aren’t Bought They’ll be Destroyed
They might be the most infamous ships in the history of British Columbia: three B.C. Ferries that were hundreds of millions of dollars over budget, couldn't run as fast or efficiently as promised, and were partly responsible for sinking the NDP government of the 1990s. And now, they're back. On Facebook Marketplace.
Red Sea Shipping Disruption Rages on and the Impact will Continue Well into 2024
2023 ended with new disruptions for trade and supply chains following the security crisis in the Red Sea and there’s no end in sight yet. To avoid Houthi militant attacks on their vessels in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, shipping companies and their clients continue to avoid the major Suez Canal route – handling some 12% of global trade – and are rerouting their vessels around the Cape of Good Hope.
Provincial Government Buttresses Support for Port of Argentia Infrastructure Expansion with Big Green Energy Focus
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador has announced $15.1M in funding to support the Port of Argentia Cooper Cove Marine Terminal Expansion Project, which will see the development of a multi-purpose, marine support and service base to support the Province’s growing offshore industry as well as innovative renewable energy projects.
Lockheed to Test Patriot and Aegis Integration in Live-Fire Test
Lockheed Martin will test this spring whether it can successfully integrate the U.S. Army’s latest and most capable variant of the Patriot missile with the U.S. Navy’s Aegis Combat System.
Navy’s Del Toro Orders ‘Comprehensive’ Shipbuilding Review
US Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro has ordered a “comprehensive shipbuilding review” to assess both “national and local causes of shipbuilding challenges.”
C.T.M.A Vacancier —Off to Scrap
The veteran passenger ferry C.T.M.A. Vacançier has been sold for scrap to India. The new ship for the Souris-Cap-aux-Meules service is still in the design stage by Davie (along with the Holiday Island replacement) and the current "temporary replacement" ship the Madeleine II appears to be in for a long run - until 2029 at least.
Vard Marine Inc. Welcomes GeoSpectrum Technologies Inc. Into the Team Vigilance Preferred Suppliers Program
Vard Marine Inc. has named GeoSpectrum Technologies Inc. as a Preferred Supplier to Team Vigilance, their solution to replace the Royal Canadian Navy’s Kingston Class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels. GeoSpectrum offers a multitude of naval equipment and systems including end-to-end integrated naval acoustic solutions.
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