Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) has been awarded the construction contract to build one of the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) new heavy polar icebreakers. The polar icebreaker will be built entirely in Canada at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards, located in North Vancouver,...

The new line handlers joining SAAM Towage Canada’s fleet were unloaded from the MV Jumbo at the Port of Vancouver on January 6th after completing their journey from Hong Kong. “These multipurpose vessels play a key role in berthing and unberthing vessels by...

Ledcor Marine operates one of the largest marine fleets in British Columbia and is a key player in specialized marine transportation services in the Lower Mainland. Headquartered in Richmond, B.C, Ledcor Marine is positioned in the North Arm of the Fraser River, and...

Macduff Ship Design are delighted to be able to announce the delivery of 2 vessels to SAAM Towage Canada by Cheoy Lee Shipyard. The vessels were built at the companies Zhuhai facilities in China. The design was commissioned by Cheoy Lee shipyards to fit within their...

By: Robert G Allan P.Eng(ret), FSNAME, FRINA Executive Chairman, Robert Allan Ltd. Over the past two to three decades a few different tug designs have surfaced to test the waters of the ship-handling world. Some have died a quiet and worthy death; others have found...