Irving, Seaspan Win Canada Military Shipbuilding Contracts
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Irving Shipbuilding Inc. of Halifax, Nova Scotia and Vancouver-based Seaspan Marine Corp. were named the winning bidders in a C$33-billion ($32.4 billion) procurement project to build ships for the Canadian Navy and Coast Guard, the government announced today.
Irving was awarded the combat component of the project, consisting of 15 warships and six patrol ships, Francois Guimont, deputy minister of public works said. Seaspan will build as many as eight non-combat vessels, including support ships and a polar icebreaker.