Irving Shipyard

• HMCS Harry DeWolf welcomed into Royal Canadian Navy fleet

  The vessel, built at Irving Shipbuilding's Halifax Shipyard, will be the navy's lead ship in its class of Arctic offshore patrol vessels.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2021
  
• Ottawa doubling icebreaker orders as one ship goes to Quebec yard, another to Vancouver

  The announcement has been highly anticipated by shipyards in Vancouver and Quebec that have been fighting tooth and nail for the coveted contract.

  Canada

  May 6, 2021
  
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• Delivery of Canada’s first Arctic and offshore patrol vessel delayed until 2020

  Irving Shipbuilding released a statement Tuesday saying the new ship, HMCS Harry DeWolf, will be delivered during the first three months of 2020.

  Canada

  Nov 12, 2019
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• Federal government awards Irving Shipbuilding Inc. $500M contract to maintain navy fleet

  According to the government, the initial five-year contract guarantees a minimum of three frigates for the shipyard with work planned to begin in the early 2020s.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2019
• Man dies from injuries following industrial accident at Halifax’s Irving Shipyard

  Unifor Local 1, the union for the shipyard, says Trevor O'Neil passed away in hospital on Friday night.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2019
• Crowdfunding campaign launched for worker injured in Irving Shipyard industrial accident

  The campaign raised over $2,500 in less than 24 hours.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2019
• Industrial incident at Halifax’s Irving Shipyard sends man to hospital

  A 40-year-old man had reportedly been struck by metal from a piece of equipment and fell after being struck.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2019
• Ottawa awards long-awaited $60B warship design contract to Lockheed Martin

  Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough announced the deal in Halifax this morning, saying the Royal Canadian Navy's 15 new warships will be built by Irving and based on the British-designed Type 26 frigate.

  Politics

  Feb 8, 2019
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• Federal government awards $7B in contracts to three shipyards for navy ship maintenance

  The contracts are to maintain Canada's 12 Halifax-class frigates until the end of their operational life, estimated at another 20 years.

  Politics

  Nov 1, 2018
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• Union launches ‘Ships Stay Here’ campaign to keep shipbuilding work in Halifax

  Shipbuilders at Halifax's Irving Shipyard have launched a campaign to keep their work in Nova Scotia, as concerns mount over the possibility of repair work on Halifax-class navy ships being transferred to Davie Shipbuilding in Quebec.

  Economy

  Oct 13, 2018