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Government of Canada awards contract to Chantier Davie Canada Inc. for construction of new polar icebreaker
The National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) is a long-term commitment to renew the vessel fleets of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), create a sustainable shipbuilding sector, and generate economic benefits for Canadians. …
Mar 10, 2025 / Vessels
Port Halifax Awarded $22.5 Million from Transport Canada
The Halifax Port Authority was awarded funding up to $22.5 million from Transport Canada through the Green Shipping Corridor Program to prepare the port for the fuels and energy sources of the future. Major funded project activities include: …
Feb 7, 2025 / Finance
Sanmar Shipyards chooses Auramarine’s methanol supply system for the world’s first methanol fuelled tugs
Sanmar Shipyards, Turkey’s oldest tugboat company, has today announced that it has chosen Auramarine, the global provider of fuel supply and auxiliary systems for the marine, power and process industries, as its supplier for methanol supply systems …
Sep 5, 2024 / Curious
Kotug Canada Holds Keel Laying Ceremony For 2XRASALVOR 4400 DFM Methanol Fuelled Tugs For The Trans Mountain Expansion Project
On 8 May 2024, KOTUG Canada Inc., a partnership between KOTUG International B.V. and Horizon Maritime Inc., held a keel laying ceremony for two RAsalvor 4400-DFM dual fuel methanol escort tugs – Robert Allan Ltd. design – to service the Trans …
May 14, 2024 / Curious
Vard Marine, Heddle Shipyards, and American Bureau of Shipping Canada, announce a new initiative in support of the Vigilance next generation offshore patrol vessel
Vard Marine Inc (VARD), a Fincantieri company, proudly launched the Vigilance Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) at CANSEC 2023 in conjunction with Team Vigilance partner companies Heddle Shipyards, Thales Canada, SH Defense, and Fincantieri S.p.A. This …
Oct 6, 2023 / Curious
Fluor Reaches Significant Milestone on LNG Canada Project
With the arrival of the last module by ship from its fabrication yard in Zhuhai, China, Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it has completed the module fabrication program on the LNG Canada project in Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada. …
Jul 18, 2023 / Curious
Kotug Canada Partners With Robert Allan Ltd And Sanmar To Build Two Powerful, High Bollard Pull Methanol-Fuelled Escort Tugs
After a rigorous and competitive process KOTUG Canada (KOTUG) has selected Türkiye’s Sanmar Shipyards to build two RAsalvor 4400-DFM dual fuel methanol escort tugs - Robert Allan Ltd. design - to service the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP). …
Jul 10, 2023 / Curious
KOTUG Canada Provides First State-of-the-Art Dual Fuel Methanol Escort Tugs for Trans Mountain’s Expanded Operations on Canada’s West Coast
In 2021, after a rigorous and competitive process, Trans Mountain, on behalf of shippers for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP), awarded KOTUG Canada Inc. a long-term contract to provide enhanced escort towage services for tankers that load …
Jul 6, 2023 / Curious
Davie Delivers MV Félix-Antoine-Savard to the STQ
Davie Shipbuilding Canada Inc. (Davie) and the Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) announced on Wednesday (May31) that the MV Félix-Antoine-Savard has been delivered to the STQ. The ferry operates between L’Isle-aux-Coudres and …
Jun 1, 2023 / Vessels
KOTUG Canada and GIT work together to help reduce underwater radiated noise in oceans
KOTUG Canada Inc.*, strongly committed to reducing impact from operations on the environment, has recently applied a revolutionary non-toxic noise reduction coatings to the hull of one of their vessels, the K.J. Gardner. KOTUG Canada has worked …
Feb 14, 2023 / Vessels