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Seaspan Inks $65 million NSS Contracts
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Seaspan Celebrates Signing of Contracts for Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel and Joint Support Ships. The Honourable Judy M. Foote, Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, announced today the signing of two new contracts valued at more than $65.4 million with Seaspanās Vancouver Shipyards as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) Non-Combat package. The long lead item contractsā¦
Unsolicited Bid by Davie Shipyard
Quebec-based Chantier Davie Canada Inc. presented a bid, potentially worth up to a billion dollars, to the federal government last month offering a Polar Class 3 icebreakerā¦
Piggybacking Across the Atlantic
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In addition to standard containers, Hapag-Lloyd also transports special cargo that cannot be containerized. Among others, ships and yachts "piggyback" on board container ships. Each year, Hapag-Lloydās fleet transports several million containers over the worldās seas. But, on top of that, the vessels also take on board special cargo that doesnāt fit inside standardized steel boxes. Among the most spectacular of these objects are other ships and yachts that āpiggybackā¦
Seaspan Backs UBC Naval Architecture Research
The University of British Columbia announced it will receive a $2 million investment from Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) over the next seven years to support innovativeā¦
Seaspan Venture: Like for Like
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āWe donāt usually remove the heads at mid-life on the Cummins engines,ā Randy Beckler, Shore Engineer for Seaspan Marine, explained in reference to the 2003 launched Seaspan Ventureās third like-for-like repower. The repower was completed in the first week of February 2016. The Seaspan Venture, like her sister the Seaspan Tempest, had a pair of Cummins KTA38 M0 engines when new builds. These engines were changed out at over 40,000 hours.
Seaspan Implements ECO Insight solution
Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. will implement the DNV GL fleet performance management solution ECO Insight to improve their fleet monitoring. ECO Insight will alsoā¦
Groundbreaking Ceremony for Seaspan's Vancouver Office
Seaspan hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today to announce it has officially started construction on a new head office in North Vancouver. The 7,800 square metre (84ā¦
Verifavia to Monitor Shipping Firms for EU MRV Requirements
Verifavia, the worldās leading emissions verification company for the transport sector, has been tasked by five shipping companies with performing a pre-verificationā¦
Seaspan Announces Senior Management Changes
Seaspan Corporation announced that Sai Chu, Chief Financial Officer, has informed of his resignation and retirement from Seaspan effective November 6, 2015, afterā¦
Seaspan Reports Strong Revenue Growth
Seaspan Corporation, a large owner of containerships that charters vessels to liner companies, improved its revenue as well as net result in the first nine months of 2015ā¦
Seaspan Acquires Sixth 14000 TEU Boxship
Seaspan Corporation announced today that it accepted delivery of a 14000 TEU containership, the YM Warmth. The new containership, which was constructed at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.ā¦
Seaspan Accepts Delivery of 14,000 TEU Box Ship
Seaspan Corporation has accepted delivery of a 14,000 TEU containership new build, the YM Warmth. The new containership, which was constructed at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.ā¦
Seaspan Unveils Massive Barge in Canada
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Seaspan Marine unveiled the newest addition to its marine fleet, a 16,000-metric-ton barge named Seaspan 252, during an official commissioning ceremony at Seaspanās North Vancouver Barge Maintenance Terminal today. The 114-meter-long by 27.5-meter-wide bulk barge is the largest of its kind in Canada, and can carry the equivalent of 1,454 standard dump truck loads of limestone. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd. of Vancouver, B.C. and constructed by Seabridge Marine Contractors Ltd.
Seaspan Acquires Eighth Boxship
Seaspan Corporation announced today that it accepted delivery of a 10000 TEU containership, the Maersk Guayaquil. The new containership, which was constructed at Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co.ā¦
China Exim Bank Backs Seaspan
Seaspan Corporation has lined-up a $1bn worth of export credit facilities with the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM). Seaspan has signed a Framework Cooperationā¦
Deck Cargo Barge on Delivery Voyage to Canada
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A 16,000 DWT deck cargo barge, Seaspan 252, was handed over to its owner, Seaspan Marine, in August, 2015. The barge, 114 meters long by 27.5 meters wide with a depth of 8.4 meters and classed ABS +A1 Barge, was designed by Robert Allan Ltd. of Vancouver, B.C. and constructed by Seabridge Marine Contractors Ltd. at Jiangsu Yanzijiang Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in China. Launched on July 31, the barge isā¦
Seaspan Appoints Three to its Executive Team
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Seaspan, an association of Canadian companies primarily involved in coastal and deepsea transportation, bunkering, ship repair and shipbuilding services, named three senior leaders to its corporate executive team, the company announced today. The appointments include Paul Thomas as Vice President, Engineering ā Vancouver Shipyards; Matt Boydston as Vice President, Finance ā Seaspan Shipyards; and Billy Garton as General Counsel for Seaspan ULC.
HHI Delivers 14,000 TEU Box Ship to Seaspan
Seaspan Corporation accepted delivery of a 14,000 TEU containership, the YM Witness. The new containership, which was constructed at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.ā¦
Vancouver Shipyard Starts Building First NSPS Vessel
The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, joined by Andrew Saxton, Member of Parliament for North Vancouver and John Westonā¦
Seaspan Appoints Human Resources VP
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Brent Hale has joined Seaspan as vice president of human resources, the company announced. As part of Seaspanās senior executive team, Hale will provide leadership for strategic plans, and guide the development and implementation of human resources and labor relations initiatives and processes to achieve its corporate goals. āI am very pleased to welcome Brent to the Seaspan family and our world-class leadership team, said Jonathan Whitworth, CEO, Seaspan.