A new partnership on Vancouver Island is taking aim at a familiar problem across B.C.’s marine sector: not enough skilled tradespeople and not enough young workers entering the pipeline. In late April, Seaspan announced a multi-year investment of up to $3 million to...

By Kathi Springer  Point Hope Maritime (Point Hope) recently had the privilege of responding to a docking request from Atlantic Towing Limited. They were looking for prompt service support for the Atlantic Raven, one of two offshore support vessels in B.C. on charter...

Seaforth Environmental Service Ltd. operates at the frontline of marine environmental protection in Vancouver Harbour, where industrial activity, vessel traffic, and sensitive ecosystems intersect daily. At the core of our operations is a primary focus: containing oil...

British Columbia’s commercial marine industry is moving into a practical new phase of electrification. The question is no longer whether battery-electric vessels can work. The focus is now where they work best, how they fit real operating schedules, and how shore-side...

Twenty-five years ago, DMT began its journey in a small office apartment, with just six people and a clear focus: delivering high-quality machinery design. It was a modest beginning, but one driven by ambition and a strong belief that quality should never be left to...

In 2024, Cheoy Lee Shipyards of Hong Kong delivered the first boat of Robert Allan Ltd.’s new Z-Tech 6000 design, the PSA Gemini, to PSA Marine of Singapore. Less than two years later the 16th and final boat of that contract, the PSA Nebula, has left the shipyard for...