Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) congratulates Davie president and CEO James Davies on Davie’s inclusion within the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
Canada’s largest shipbuilder, Levis, Quebec, primarily based Davie Shipbuilding has eventually turn out to be an official companion in Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). Announcing the transfer yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, mentioned that this marked the beginning of negotiations for contracts to assist Canada’s future shipbuilding together with the development of six program icebreakers and one polar icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard. According to Davie, the preliminary work bundle additionally consists of two massive hybrid-powered ferries.
“This historic settlement places the ‘National’ in National Shipbuilding Strategy and the federal authorities deserves a lot credit score. Together, we’ll bridge a strategic shipbuilding hole and create assured capability for future fleet renewal at Canada’s largest shipbuilder,’ mentioned James Davies, president and CEO of Davie. “It is an acknowledgement of all the pieces Davie has achieved over the previous decade, our experience and the standard of our Quebec-based workforce. We can now get to work delivering the icebreakers Canada urgently wants to satisfy its rising tasks as a world Arctic presence, whereas fulfilling its crucial southern wintertime mission to maintain our financial system flowing,’’ mentioned James Davies, President and CEO of Davie.
Davie has lengthy seen alternatives within the icebreaker phase and its capabilities and knowhow on this space will get a big enhance if it succeeds in its negotiations to amass Finland’s Helsinki Shipyard.
In its announcement of the settlement, the Government of Quebec famous that it was supporting a CAD 840 million modernization program on the shipyard with CAD 519.2 million of funding.
“We also commend the Government of Quebec for supporting our journey to become one of the most advanced shipbuilding facilities in North America,” mentioned Davies. “The NSS will be a springboard to create an internationally competitive shipbuilding hub in Quebec. We will generate and showcase Quebec innovation and talent as we build cutting-edge ships, which are in high global demand.”
“Our employees deserve huge credit for their hard and smart work over the past 10 years. They have helped demonstrate that Canada and our facility is an innovative and internationally competitive shipbuilder. Davie has and will continue to set a new standard in North American shipbuilding. Today’s historic commitment by Canada, our industry-leading facility and global network are a winning combination that will see us create a sustainable export-driven industry,” commented Alex Vicefield, chairman and CEO of Inocea, the dad or mum firm of Davie Shipbuilding.
