New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy
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I'm thinking I better stay clear of any doorways lest I be stampeded by the 10/30 club as they head for the exits. Promises aside, I still say I'll believe new ships when I see new ships.
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Just where do the new supply vessels fit in?
Do we need to wait for the AOPS program to be completed before we see a new supply ship?
While the AOPS was an election priority, I would wager that the RCN would prefer to see a new supply vessel...
Do we need to wait for the AOPS program to be completed before we see a new supply ship?
While the AOPS was an election priority, I would wager that the RCN would prefer to see a new supply vessel...
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IIRC, the AOPS are being built by Irving. So that leaves the AOR to be built by Vancouver. They have the designs more or less already for the AOPS, the JSS are back to the drawing boards. Of course contracts need to be hammered out for both and that will take some time.
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RC said:
Being a Tanker Wanker, I was present when the delegation from Ottawa sailed with us in 99/00. The gave a presentation to all three messes on ALSCE (Alice). They had designs, drawings etc. Pretty close to what was to evolve into the JSS idea. It was to our minds pretty good, if somewhat idealistic, and we were thrilled to hear that there was to be 4 in the water for 05. How time flies. I think they must already have an idea of WTF they want, it should be pretty cut and dried. If they had not dithered previously so damn long the ships could have been started while the price of materials was reasonable and we would have something long before now. Dithering. That's what puts a monkey wrench in the gearbox time and again.
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They dismantled the St John operations after the contract was completed for the CPF, IIRC. So in a nutshell, no.
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Good for the economy no matter how you look at it.
East, West coasts win shipbuilding contracts, Quebec frozen out
Lee Berthiaume, Robert Hiltz and Marianne White, Postmedia News 19 Oct
http://www.canada.com/news/East+West+coasts+shipbuilding+contracts+Quebec+frozen/5574607/story.html#ixzz1bHFiYm73
OTTAWA — A cross-country political dogfight over shipbuilding contracts ended in a win for both coasts Wednesday, as the federal government awarded $33 billion in contracts to drydocks in Halifax and Vancouver and froze out Quebec.
Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax will receive a $25-billion naval vessel building contract, while Seaspan Marine in Vancouver will receive an $8 billion contract for building coast guard and other non-navy ships.
A third shipyard, Davie Shipyard in Levis, Que., was not chosen by the arm's-length body tasked with awarding the contracts.
The reaction from Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter and B.C. Premier Christy Clark was immediate and ecstatic.
"What an amazing, historic day for NS," wrote Dexter over Twitter.
"It means young people can have a career staying here in Nova Scotia," Dexter later told reporters.
"Eight billion dollars is huge. At a time like this, when the world is experiencing all this economic uncertainty, it is going to big," Clark told reporters, moments after the result was made public.
"What this means is we will see thousands of jobs come to British Columbia as a result of this federal money — thousands of high-paid jobs, people who are going to be able to support their kids, solid middle-class jobs and I think it's so important. I'm absolutely delighted."
The reaction from Quebec City, meanwhile, was frosty. Quebec Economic Development Minister Sam Hamad said Wednesday his government is "extremely disappointed" with the decision — but he stopped short of criticizing the selection process.
"It's the outcome that matters. Quebec was not selected . . . Now we want to know why," Hamad told reporters in Quebec City, adding Davie had a "very strong bid."
"It's bad news not only for Quebec but also for Ontario because it didn't get it's share of the contract," he added.
lots more at link...
Good for the economy no matter how you look at it.
East, West coasts win shipbuilding contracts, Quebec frozen out
Lee Berthiaume, Robert Hiltz and Marianne White, Postmedia News 19 Oct
http://www.canada.com/news/East+West+coasts+shipbuilding+contracts+Quebec+frozen/5574607/story.html#ixzz1bHFiYm73
OTTAWA — A cross-country political dogfight over shipbuilding contracts ended in a win for both coasts Wednesday, as the federal government awarded $33 billion in contracts to drydocks in Halifax and Vancouver and froze out Quebec.
Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax will receive a $25-billion naval vessel building contract, while Seaspan Marine in Vancouver will receive an $8 billion contract for building coast guard and other non-navy ships.
A third shipyard, Davie Shipyard in Levis, Que., was not chosen by the arm's-length body tasked with awarding the contracts.
The reaction from Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter and B.C. Premier Christy Clark was immediate and ecstatic.
"What an amazing, historic day for NS," wrote Dexter over Twitter.
"It means young people can have a career staying here in Nova Scotia," Dexter later told reporters.
"Eight billion dollars is huge. At a time like this, when the world is experiencing all this economic uncertainty, it is going to big," Clark told reporters, moments after the result was made public.
"What this means is we will see thousands of jobs come to British Columbia as a result of this federal money — thousands of high-paid jobs, people who are going to be able to support their kids, solid middle-class jobs and I think it's so important. I'm absolutely delighted."
The reaction from Quebec City, meanwhile, was frosty. Quebec Economic Development Minister Sam Hamad said Wednesday his government is "extremely disappointed" with the decision — but he stopped short of criticizing the selection process.
"It's the outcome that matters. Quebec was not selected . . . Now we want to know why," Hamad told reporters in Quebec City, adding Davie had a "very strong bid."
"It's bad news not only for Quebec but also for Ontario because it didn't get it's share of the contract," he added.
lots more at link...
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Haletown said:
Its funny, the Americans aren't interested in breaking ice anymore. They have one ice breaker left, in an extended refit (Polar Star) -Polar Sea is to be decomissioned. They have Ice Capable ships, but it doesn't look like they want to break ice anymore.
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