Eastern Canada's Leading Facilities Join Forces

Late last year, six of Eastern Canada's front-running shipbuilding, ship repair and fabrication outfits combined forces under the new name of Irving Shipbuilding. Along with the addition of two affiliates, the new company has invested more than $135 million in new facilities and equipment over the past 10 years. Beginning with Halifax Shipyard, upgrades include expansion of the yard's assembly hall for accommodation of the joining pre-outfitted sub-assemblies. Halifax's lifting facilities, slipways, wharfage and waterfront have also undergone refurbishment. The shipyard is currently involved with the building of Ulstein Anchor Handling/Tug/Supply Vessels. For more than 75 years, Saint John Shipbuilding has performed the tasks of designing, engineering and constructing a variety of military and commercial vessels up to Panamax size for both the industrial and offshore sectors. The company is currently building two Kent Line containerships while incorporating extensively outfitted modules up to 1,000 tons. Providing Technical Data Documentation and Transitional Service Support, Fleetway renders this service to 12 vessels including engineering, drafting, technical manuals, technical data management and configuration management for the Canadian Patrol Frigate Program with the Department of National Defense. With a steady rise in growth over the past few months, Atlantic Quality & Technical Services has also formed two subsidiary companies, Atlantic NDT and (U.S. affiliate) AQTS. Both will be responsible for Atlantic's nondestructive examination work. The company's expansion plan also includes the ability to offer their clients an even wider range of services, resulting in the acquisition of Atlantic's new equipment, including a magnetically attached ultrasonic wall climber and an Arc Met 930 SP portable optical emission spectrometer.