B.C. Tugboat News
Silver Explorer sets sail
By Cindy Chan It may be called the Silver Explorer but this Arctic vessel is gold medal-worthy. The Silver Explorer is a high-end luxury cruise vessel, offering trips around the Arctic and Antarctic. According to Paul Hebson, vice-president and general manager of...
A mid-life upgrade, not a mid-life crisis
By Cindy Chan The Spirit of Vancouver Island will go on – and in more ways than one. The titular vessel is one of two Spirit classes in BC Ferries’ fleet, the other being the Spirit of British Columbia. The Spirit of Vancouver Island is currently undergoing its...
CSA 2020 shipowners offer insight on EGCS installations as IMO 2020 looms
Members of the Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 are advising those shipowners looking to install marine exhaust gas cleaning systems as way of meeting global sulphur cap requirements to ensure that manufacturers, shipyards and installers are using quality, high-end...
Tug designs from Canada to the world
By Robert G. Allan, P. Eng., FRINA, FSNAME, Robert Allan Ltd. executive chairman One hundred years ago, my grandfather, Robert Allan, emigrated to Canada with his wife, Caroline, and toddler son, Robert F. Allan. He was a university-educated naval architect – a rarity...
Seaspan Shipyards Momentum Continues as Sea Trials Begin Today for the Second Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard
Major milestone for the future CCGS Capt. Jacques Cartier follows its launch, along with delivery of the first Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel, the CCGS Sir John Franklin, in June The future Capt. Jacques Cartier, the second of three Offshore Fisheries Science...
Seaspan Shipyards Appoints David Hargreaves as Vice President, Strategy & Business Development
Seaspan Shipyards, Canada’s non-combat shipbuilding partner for the National Shipbuilding Strategy, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Hargreaves as Vice President, Strategy & Business Development. David brings to Seaspan over 25 years of experience...
Silver Explorer sets sail
By Cindy Chan It may be called the Silver Explorer but this Arctic vessel is gold medal-worthy. The Silver Explorer is a high-end luxury cruise vessel, offering trips around the Arctic and Antarctic. According to Paul Hebson, vice-president and general manager of...
A mid-life upgrade, not a mid-life crisis
By Cindy Chan The Spirit of Vancouver Island will go on – and in more ways than one. The titular vessel is one of two Spirit classes in BC Ferries’ fleet, the other being the Spirit of British Columbia. The Spirit of Vancouver Island is currently undergoing its...
CSA 2020 shipowners offer insight on EGCS installations as IMO 2020 looms
Members of the Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 are advising those shipowners looking to install marine exhaust gas cleaning systems as way of meeting global sulphur cap requirements to ensure that manufacturers, shipyards and installers are using quality, high-end...
Tug designs from Canada to the world
By Robert G. Allan, P. Eng., FRINA, FSNAME, Robert Allan Ltd. executive chairman One hundred years ago, my grandfather, Robert Allan, emigrated to Canada with his wife, Caroline, and toddler son, Robert F. Allan. He was a university-educated naval architect – a rarity...
Seaspan Shipyards Momentum Continues as Sea Trials Begin Today for the Second Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard
Major milestone for the future CCGS Capt. Jacques Cartier follows its launch, along with delivery of the first Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel, the CCGS Sir John Franklin, in June The future Capt. Jacques Cartier, the second of three Offshore Fisheries Science...
Seaspan Shipyards Appoints David Hargreaves as Vice President, Strategy & Business Development
Seaspan Shipyards, Canada’s non-combat shipbuilding partner for the National Shipbuilding Strategy, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Hargreaves as Vice President, Strategy & Business Development. David brings to Seaspan over 25 years of experience...
