Canada awards Seaspan a construction contract for the first Coast Guard’s Polar Icebreaker
A composite of the CCGS Arpatuuq Icebreaker. (Photo: Seaspan Shipyards)
CCGS Arpatuuq will be the first heavy cold weather vessel entirely built in Canada.
The Canadian Fisheries and Oceans Department has awarded the North Vancouver-based Seaspan Shipyards an undisclosed amount contract for the construction of the first Polar Icebreaker of the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG).
Named CCGS Arpatuuq, the capability will be the first heavy cold weather vessel entirely built in the country and the largest asset in the CCG’s inventory.
In February, the Department confirmed to Shephard it was finalising construction schedules and timelines and design details of the platform. According to Seaspan, the official start of the construction will be in April.
“With the contract now in place, Seaspan is
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