Shipbuilding
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Delivery of new Canadian icebreakers will depend on negotiations with builder: OttawaAuditor General Karen Hogan noted in a report last year that the fleet is already on average more than 40 years old, increasingly prone to breakdowns and expensive to maintain.CanadaApr 10, 2023
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Quebec shipyard formally added to federal shipbuilding plan after lobbying, delaysTuesday's deal is the result of a heavy lobbying effort by the shipyard and Quebec government after Davie was originally excluded from the shipbuilding plan in 2011.CanadaApr 4, 2023
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Ottawa to spend $187M to extend navy supply vessel lease amid shipbuilding delaysThe deal to extend the lease for a temporary supply vessel came months after Ottawa revealed the navy will have to wait an extra two years for new ships.CanadaAug 26, 2022
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Halifax shipyard warns warship schedule contingent on more federal fundingIrving Shipbuilding president Kevin Mooney says the shipyard needs several upgrades that were not originally anticipated when the company was selected to build 15 new vessels.CanadaJun 1, 2022
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Plan to revitalize navy, coast guard fleets further delayed by COVID-19: officialsThe numerous cost overruns and delays that have plagued the federal shipbuilding strategy are being blamed on overly optimistic planning for the multibillion-dollar project.CanadaMay 25, 2021
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At 98, Maritime historian Eileen Reid Marcil pens latest book on Quebec’s pastThe distinguished Maritime historian and author has just published her latest work, The PS Royal William of Quebec.CanadaNov 13, 2020
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Ottawa spent $1.4M in failed prosecution of retired navy head Mark NormanOttawa revealed the figure this week in response to a question from the Conservatives.Jan 28, 2020
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Quebec’s Chantier Davie will become part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy: fedsThe shipyard is on track to win potentially billions of dollars in federal work.CanadaDec 19, 2019
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Union representing shipbuilders upset over potential job cuts at IrvingThe union questions why the decision was made now after years of putting effort into growing good jobs in the community.CanadaNov 6, 2019
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Job cuts possible as Irving considers buying fully-assembled components for Arctic patrol shipsThere are more than 17,000 pipe assemblies in a single Arctic and offshore patrol vessel.PoliticsNov 4, 2019
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