In retrospect I'm still surprised it got put in place; reading through the years of briefing notes, slide decks, presentations to cabinet etc it was an impressive sustained effort, and one of those things where (I think) shows the benefit of having a professional public service who is looking at the long term and can push some genuine strategic things like this.
There is a lot of short term wrapping to sell it to the politicians, with flashy updates and job numbers, but it is generally delivering the actual capability of having functional Canadian shipyards with at least a chance to break the boom/bust cycle if people can buy into keeping them running with new builds. There is plenty of requirements, so just needs to get funded and planned ahead of time so the shipyards don't run out of work first.
I think adding Davie gives too much long term capacity, but makes sense for a short term surge for some immediate needs.
May just lead to a bigger boom before the bust, but the 'mandarins' that godfathered the program did the best they could to try and at least give it a chance at a sustained industry.
"The Government of Canada is currently in negotiations with CDCI to determine the production timelines of the second vessel. PBO currently assumes construction of this vessel will begin in 2026-2027, two years after construction begins on the first ship at VSY. The two vessels are expected to be delivered in 2030-2031 and 2032-2033, respectively."
June 4, 2024 Early last week, Seaspan celebrated a significant milestone for the Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel (OOSV) program – the activation of the vessel’s power supply. Members of our electrical and commissioning teams joined Canadian Coast Guard representatives to watch as...
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