seaspan – Pacific Maritime Magazine

07 May

Seaspan Commemorates 30th Anniversary of Its Victoria Shipyard

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British Columbia-based ship design, engineering, building and ship repair Seaspan announced April 25 that it has reached a significant milestone: the 30th anniversary of its Victoria Shipyard. Since its founding in 1994, the yard has grown from a team of five and one 20-foot shipping container into a major ship repair and modernization facility with an 800-person workforce. “Our workforce is the heart of our business and will always be the root of our success,” Seaspan Victoria Shipyards General Manager and Vice President Tony Winter said. “Together, we stand on the values and culture that was built 30 years ago:…

Seaspan Launches Latest LNG Bunkering Vessel

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Seaspan Energy’s newest liquified natural gas bunkering vessel, the Seaspan Lions, has launched, the North Vancouver, British Columbia-based company confirmed April 12. The second of three 7600m3 LNG bunkering vessels, the Seaspan Lions is expected to provide LNG vessel fueling in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere on the North American West Coast. The first vessel, the Seaspan Garibaldi, is expected to make the Panama region its home and is anticipated to bring “low-carbon solutions to the global market,” according to Seaspan. Both are to be delivered this year, while a third vessel is expected in 2025. Built by Chinese company…

Seaspan Shipyards Awards $2.6M Toward Digitalization, Modernization

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Four Canadian maritime companies have been awarded a combined $2.6 million in contracts from Seaspan Shipyards to further digitalization and shipbuilding and fleet maintenance modernization efforts. The contracts, announced by Seaspan April 19, includes the following companies: BCS Automation, which is developing a project focused on a ship’s control and monitoring system that seeks to improve vessel design and lower a vessel’s overall life cycle cost. Gastops, which is working on a ‘digital twin’ solution to maximize ship maintenance and performance by “proactively identifying and quantifying vessel equipment performance and maintenance issues before they reach a critical stage;” and 3GA…