British Columbia- based Seaspan Shipyards has actually provided the very first Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel (OFSV), the CCGS Sir John Franklin, to the Canadian Coast Guard.

The CCGS Sir John Franklin is the very first big vessel to be developed as well as provided to the Government of Canada under theNational Shipbuilding Strategy The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy is a CAD$ 35 billion shipbuilding task released by the Canadian Government in October 2011.

An main handover event occurred aboard the vessel on Thursday participated in by the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans as well as the Canadian Coast Guard, elderly authorities from the Coast Guard, Seaspan as well as its supply chain companions.

Designed as well as developed by Seaspan, the 63.4-meter OFSVs are especially developed to satisfy the requirements of the Canadian Coast Guard as well as researchers, with a selection of systems consisting of state-of-the-art angling trawls, labs as well as a deployable decrease keel. The vessels will certainly work as a system for Fisheries as well as Oceans Canada researchers to keep an eye on the wellness of fish supplies, much better comprehend the influences of environment modification as well as assistance seas research study.

Under the National Shipbuilding Strategy, Seaspan has actually had the ability to substantially broaden its labor force to over 2,300 individuals throughout its lawns in North Vancouver as well asVictoria It has actually likewise spent over $200 million in shipyard upgrades as well as provided over $935 million in agreements to around 630 Canadian business, consisting of over $405 million in agreements granted to 472 BC-based business.

Seaspan likewise just recently commemorated the launch of OFSV 2, the future CCGSCapt Jacques Cartier on June 5. OFSV 2 is presently undertaking systems appointing ahead of the beginning of sea tests this autumn. OFSV 3, the future CCGS John Cabot, will certainly be structurally total by the end of summer season 2019.

In enhancement to the OFSVs, Seaspan is likewise presently working with a 3rd OFSV in very early building, a Joint Support Ship for the Royal Canadian Navy, as well as an Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel (OOSV) presently in the layout
as well as design stage.

“Seaspan Shipyards is proud to celebrate the delivery and acceptance of the first vessel designed and built under the NSS,” claimed Mark Lamarre, Chief Executive Officer atSeaspan Shipyards “This remarkable achievement is the result of the hard work and dedication of hundreds of talented Seaspan employees and supply chain partners from across Canada. When you build ships, you build more than ships. We are building an industry, we are building careers and we are building a vital sovereign capability to design, construct and sustain state-of-the-art vessels that fully meet the operational requirements of the women and men of the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy.”