North Vancouver shipbuilder Seaspan has garnered an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) accreditation for the Welding Centre of Excellence (COE) laboratory at its Vancouver Shipyards location, the company announced Jan. 27. The accreditation, which shows the lab’s competency in conducting mechanical testing, makes Seaspan the only Canadian shipyard with an onsite ISO-accredited laboratory. “We’ve been supporting welding procedures testing for the Polar Icebreaker, as well as material testing for Victoria Shipyards with witnesses from the appropriate governing bodies ensuring the validity of our results,” Hassan Saghafifar, supervisor of the Seaspan Shipyards welding and material testing lab said. “Now, we can…