On Watch July 14, 2021

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• Marine Sector News
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We hope you enjoy this latest edition of On Watch. As many readers have shared, they find the Government of Canada procurement notices of great value to them, and so we continue to include as many marine sector opportunities as we can find. Of note is that the Government of Canada is transitioning to a new procurement online portal, Canada Buys, which we highlight in this edition.

Should you wish to become a member, please reach out to us at communications@cmisa.ca and we would be thrilled to add your voice to our association.

Colin Cooke

CEO and President

Public Services and Procurement Canada has moved to new online procurement services so that businesses can view and bid on Government of Canada opportunities. This new system will eventually replace www.buyandsell.gc.ca, which will still be used for the time being. Register on the new system today!

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Bright, smart, mission-driven, and passionate – these are the words that immediately come to mind when speaking to with Theodora Alexakis, VP Business Development, and Ramona Pristavita, Director of WETT Product Development. Both women hold PhDs in Chemical Engineering and are senior managers at Terragon Environmental Technologies, Inc. Terragon is a small, Montreal-based waste treatment firm that develops simple appliances that treat waste locally with no environmental damage and that allow habitats to re-use waste streams, enabling what they call Total Resource Utilization. This makes Terragon’s applications so suitable for self-contained and off-grid systems like ships, land-based military operations and hospitals, or isolated communities, where waste can’t easily be disposed of. In Canada’s remote northern communities, Terragon works with Indigenous Peoples to train and bring job opportunities that support environmental sustainability.

Terragon’s solutions recover waste streams and transform them into valuable resources for habitats. The MAGS^TM and WETT^TM appliances convert waste to recover energy, and purify water to recover clean water, respectively, and even soil amendments can be created to be used in food production. In the marine sector, for example, MAGS^TM can replace more polluting shipboard incinerators and WETT^TM is used to recover water contaminated by oil. All products are made in Canada, making them valuable additions to Canadian marine supply chains.

Terragon products challenge the status quo and appeal to governments and shipowners who want better performing and more environmentally sustainable equipment. Currently being trialled by the Canadian Coast Guard, there is appetite in Canada to work towards what Theodora calls “the green ship.” Terragon plans on continuing to educate and work with a wider government and industry client base across the world to specify greener and better products in their procurements. Theodora and Ramona value their membership in the Canadian Marine Industries and Shipbuilding Association as the organization helps them get their message out to a targeted marine market that can shape a demand for better onboard solutions.

Terragon embraces the creativity, talent and skills of its small, but diverse and highly educated team. Its 40 employees represent over 16 nationalities, and what binds them together is a shared passion for the environment and a desire to innovate and improve products that do their part in creating a more sustainable future. 

Vard Electro is pleased to announce the award of the contract for an innovative hybrid battery power system with Atlantic Towing to be integrated on their vessel Atlantic Shrike. Atlantic Towing is the first company to implement this multiple mode application of battery technologies on a single vessel in the Canadian Offshore Oil and Gas Industry.

(June 30, 2021) – Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) has launched a Canada-wide Call for Proposals under its new Ocean Leaders Impact Program (OLIP). The program focuses on developing new mentorship opportunities and building on the experienced talent pool in Canada’s ocean economy. 

The technology provides advantages such as reducing the crew required and enabling faster decision making.

Bubble-lubrication startup Silverstream Technologies announced Thursday that it has completed the installation of its efficiency-boosting system on a newbuild very large ore carrier (VLOC), the Sea Victoria.

Samsung Heavy Industries announced Thursday that it has secured approval in principle from DNV for the development of the world's first engineless, fuel cell-powered LNG carrier.

The Marine Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence – MAMCE – consists of a dedicated research and development team within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. 

The navy’s Arctic and Offshore patrol ships are going to be delayed and will face cost increases while the delivery of its new supply ships could also fall behind schedule, a new National Defence report on procurement warns.

For the first time in nearly 25 years, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has commissioned a new warship, with Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf now entering active service following a commissioning ceremony in Halifax on June 26.

VICTORIA -- The Canadian military says there are no guarantees that its long-delayed Arctic naval station will finally open next year, prompting defence critics to call the ongoing construction delays confounding and dangerous.

In its transportation statistics 2020, TSB Canada recorded a total of 262 marine accidents (resulting directly from the operation of a ship), down from the 2019 total of 267 and below the 10-year average of 289.

A National Audit Office report entitled ‘Improving the performance of major equipment contracts‘ has shed some light on major projects, including the Type 26 Frigate.

In an encouraging statement to Parliament this week, it was revealed that the Type 26 frigates will be equipped with the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FCASW) from 2028. This confirms there has been positive progress with the FCASW project and the RN will be able to field a ship-based land-attack and much-improved anti-shipping capability sooner than expected.

In recognition of Ultra's drive to be at the forefront of technology advancement, Ultra announces today that it has been awarded six contracts by Canada’s Department of National Defence Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program.

CMISA promotes and supports our industry with activities to:

• Build and maintain ships for Canada and for the private sector (Build & Maintain)
• Support business opportunities for our marine industry members (Support)
• Sustain a network to voice our concerns and promote our solutions (Sustain)

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• Request for Standing Offer for Civic/Marine Engineering Services. The RFSO closes on 2021/08/11.  

• Request for Proposal for a Towing Reel. The RFP closes on 2021/07/19. 

• Request for Quotation for Multiple VICTORIA Class Spares. The RFQ closes on 2021/08/04.  

• Notice of Proposed Procurement for Glace Bay Dredging. The NPP closes on 2021/07/20.  

• Request for Proposal for Multiple VICTORIA Class Spares. The RFP closes2021/07/20.  

• Notice of Proposed Procurement for Signal Smoke, Marine, Orange. The NPP closes on 2021/10/05.  

• Request for Proposal for PV Lindsay and Higgitt –Engines and Gearboxes. The RFP closes on 2021/08/06.  

• Notice of Proposed Procurement for an Aluminum Boat for the RCMP in British Columbia. The NPP closes on 2021/07/27.  

• Notice of Proposed Procurement for Dive Equipment. The NPP closes on 2021/07/28. 

• Request for Proposal for an At Sea Platform to Haul and Re-set Trawl Set Lobster Gear. The RFP closes on 2021/07/21.  

• Request for Proposal for Multiple VICTORIA Class Spares. The RFP closes on 2021/08/11. 

• Invitation to Tender for Breakwater Repairs, L’Anse au Clair, NL. The ITT closes on 2021/07/19. 

• Notice of Proposed Procurement for a Diesel Driven Seawater Pump. The NPP closes on 2021/07/27. 

• Notice of Proposed Procurement for ‘Drifting’ and ‘On Ice’ Buoys. The NPP closes on 2021/08/18. 

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