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Quiet vessel designs and technologies are newer considerations for many commercial shipbuilders and operators. They haven’t been well-researched, so there are a lot of factors that designers don’t know about the most effective noise-reducing technologies and vessel designs. This applies to many vessel classes, including tankers, tugs, and fishing vessels. The Initiative is looking at ways to help researchers and designers improve their knowledge so that they can reduce vessel noise.

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On behalf of the Canadian Coast Guard, Public Services and Procurement Canada has awarded a $14.36 million contract ($16.5 million including taxes) to Chantier Davie of Lévis, Quebec, for vessel life extension (VLE) work on the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Louis S. St-Laurent, Canada’s largest icebreaker.

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Today, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, and the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced that the Government of Canada has awarded a contract of $453.8 million (taxes included) to Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards to enable the company to transition the offshore oceanographic science vessel (OOSV) project from the design phase to full construction.

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The Government of Canada is soliciting the views of the Canadian public and interested stakeholders to help define our priorities in relation to future trade negotiations with the United Kingdom. 

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