Seaspan is investing to improve and broaden its Vancouver Drydock infrastructure to assist develop the corporate’s ship restore and upkeep operations and to raised serve the Pacific Northwest.
Seaspan obtained allow approval from the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) in October 2023 to increase its North Vancouver drydock amenities to extend capability and repair extra vessels.
The upgrades, which embody a drydock growth, a brand new operations constructing and a whole overhaul of the present careen deck, will enhance Seaspan’s capability for ship restore initiatives by about 30%, and can end in roughly 100 new jobs, the corporate mentioned.
The drydock growth contains extending Seaspan’s present water lot by 40 meters and the addition of two new smaller drydocks and a floating work pontoon to the west of the 2 present drydocks.
Construction is predicted to begin quickly and is predicted to be full by late 2024, with the drydocks and work pontoon arriving by water totally assembled.
The new operations constructing for Seaspan’s rising workforce is designed to accommodate as much as 300 folks over two shifts. Vancouver Drydock presently has a workforce of about 200 individuals who full upkeep, restore and refit on greater than 50 vessel initiatives per 12 months, together with tugs, ferries, massive freighters, Canadian Coast Guard vessels, cruise ships, fishing vessels and barges. The shipyard has been working at or close to capability for a number of years.
“Seaspan Vancouver Drydock plays an integral role in supporting the West Coast marine industry and creating long-term work for BC’s skilled workforce. By investing in improvements to better use our land and the space within our water lots, we will be able to serve more customers, create new jobs and harness new economic activity for our communities,” mentioned Paul Hebson, Vice President and General Manager of Vancouver Drydock. “The input and feedback we gathered during the public engagement process for the drydock expansion allowed us to develop meaningful measures to address concerns and helped us created a stronger, more responsive project.”
The challenge is topic to 61 circumstances that handle the impacts of noise, air emissions and lighting. Seaspan mentioned it has dedicated to implementing a number of mitigation measures to its present operation, in addition to to the expanded amenities.
