Canadian Shipbuilder Davie Names Maxie Lafleur President
National Shipbuilding Strategy as well as developing our future vision through the ICE Pact initiative. Working side by side with James, our talented leadership team, and world-class workforce, I have no doubt we will achieve and even exceed our strategic goals in building top-tier ships for the Canadian government and its NATO allies."Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy is a long-term program aimed at modernizing the Canadian Navy and Coast Guard fleets through the construction and acquisition of new vessels, boosting domestic shipbuilding capabilities and supporting economic growth.The
Canadian Government Ends Montreal Port Strike
Striking dockworkers at Canada's second-biggest port will gradually return to work on Saturday, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) said, after the federal government passed a law to end the walkout.Late on Friday, the Canadian government passed back-to-work legislation to halt the strike, which workers at the Port of Montreal began on Monday over changes to their work schedules."Our priority now is to plan for the resumption of port operations and to ensure efficient and seamless service," MPA Chief Executive Martin Imbleau said.But a union representing dockworkers at Canada's second-bi
Vard Marine VP Andrew Kendrick Retires
will continue his affiliation with Vard Marine and commend him for an outstanding career and the significant contribution he has made to the marine technical community in Canada and around the world. We also thank Derek for taking on this additional role and with his 32 years of service with the Canadian government. He is well placed to lead our Ottawa operations while continuing to lead our efforts in developing new opportunities for our company in the global shipbuilding sector.&rdquo
Oceans Advance Pilot Project: Young Women in Ocean Technology
Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) recognizes the fact that we need to increase the number of women in the ocean technology sector and OCEANS’19 was identified as a means to engage and entice young women currently involved in oceans studies to stay in the sector.With this commitment by the Canadian Government in mind OceansAdvance applied for funding to bring a contingent of 13 young female ocean tech students from Memorial University’s Marine Institute (M.I.) in St. John’s Newfoundland as well as the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) of Halifax, Nova Scotia. ACOA’s mandate
