Page 24: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (September 15, 1985)

CANADIAN

SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR YARDS —A directory of the leading shipbuilding and ship repair firms—

The following listing of Canadian shipyards highlights yard capabili- ties and special services offered. For full descriptive literature circle the appropriate number on the Reader

Service Card in the back of this issue.

ALLIED SHIPBUILDERS

Circle 21 on Reader Service Card

Allied Shipbuilders Ltd. of

North Vancouver, British Colum- bia.

Builders of: Steel vessels up to 10,000 dwt. Self-loading/unloading log barges—Tugs—Ferries—Fish- ing Vessels—Shallow Draft Craft—

Patrol & Service Vessels—Supply

Vessels—Barges & Pontoons.

Specialties: —Vessels for erec- tion at remote sites. —Western Machine Works hydrau- lic tow pins and hooks. —Deliveries within 5-7 months of award of contract.

Ship Repairs: Drydocking and repairs to wooden and steel vessels.

Two floating drydocks, one with a capacity of 750 tons and the second with a capacity of 250 tons. Conver- sions, repowering, mid-life refits, etc.

Shops are equipped for prefabri- cation of steelwork and piping and include a Joiner Shop, Machine

Shop and Electrical Shop. Two floating drydocks provide very ade- quate facilities for ship repairs, maintenance and modifications.

The shipyard occupies an area of some 10 acres with approximately one-quarter mile of river frontage.

Western Machine Works and

Coast Engineering Works, Divisions of Allied Shipbuilders Ltd., manu- facture patented hydraulic tow pin/ hook units, which have gained worldwide recognition, produce and repair shafting and stern gear equipment.

BEL-AIRE SHIPYARD

Circle 22 on Reader Service Card

Bel-Aire Shipyard Ltd.,

North Vancouver, British Colum- bia.

Builders of: Offshore and Arctic

Drilling Supply Vessels, Fishing

Vessels, Tugs and Tug Supply Ves- sels, Barges, Research Vessels.

Ship Repairs & Conversions:

Survey Vessels, Tugs, Fishing Ves- sels, Pleasure Craft.

The shipyard is self-sufficient for most of its ship construction and outfitting requirements. In addition to steel fabrication and assembly shops, the company operates ma- chine, pipefitting, electrical, joiner- work and paint departments.

BRETON INDUSTRIAL

Circle 23 on Reader Service Card

HERB FRASER &

ASSOCIATES

Circle 25 on Reader Service Card

Herb Fraser & Associates

Limited, Port Colborne, Ontario.

Ship Repairs: All phases of ship repairs afloat to Boilers, Machinery,

Hull and Electrical Equipment.

Vessels up to 730'0" accommo- dated.

Conversions afloat, re-boilering, re-engining, bow thrusters, installa- tions and steel fabrications.

Builders of: Garbage incinera- tors, Aluminum Ladders and Alu- minum Gangways.

Circle 28 on Reader Service Card

Good People Sea and Shore

Services Inc., North Sydney,

Nova Scotia.

Builders of: Ferries, Barges,

Special Service Vessels.

Ship Repairs: Repairs, conver- sions, refits.

HALIFAX INDUSTRIES

Circle 29 on Reader Service Card

Halifax Industries Limited has two yards: Halifax Shipyard,

Halifax Harbour, West Shore and

Dartmouth Marine Slips, Halifax

Harbour, East Shore.

Halifax Shipyard is a comprehen- sive ship repair, shipbuilding and industrial fabrication facility serv- ing the national and international market for over 100 years. Located in the ice-free, deep-water port of

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax Ship- yard is the closest major North

American repair centre to the North

Atlantic Great Circle Route.

Dartmouth Marine Slips, across the harbour from Halifax Shipyard, has been in continuous operation for over 130 years.

Builders of: Trawlers, Oil Rigs,

Drill Ships, Ferries, Major Conver- sions, Industrial Projects, Cranes,

Offshore Oil and Gas Projects.

Ship Repairs: The recent addi- tion of a Panamax Dock has added to Halifax Shipyard's capabilities.

Halifax Shipyard and Dartmouth

Marine Slips are capable of carrying out every type of repair required by national and international ship owners. Both yards provide services for the Offshore Oil and Gas marine activities.

Halifax Shipyard and Dartmouth

Marine Slips both have all the shop facilities required in a shipyard.

Halifax Shipyard fabricates and assembles steel units in its large assembly shop up to 100 tons. Hali- fax Shipyard manufactures Joiner

Systems for Marine Outfitting.

MARINE INDUSTRIE LTEE

Circle 30 on Reader Service Card

Marine Industrie Limitee,

Tracy, Quebec.

Builders of: Multipurpose cargo ships, container vessels, ice-rein- forced supply vessels, tankers, float- ing cranes, drydocks, diesel-electric research vessels and icebreakers, tugs, barges, trawlers, ferries and naval vessels.

Ship Repair: MIL is also known for outstanding ship repair, refit and conversion work. Situated about 40 miles down river from the

Port of Montreal, the shipyard is well situated, completely equipped and expertly staffed to effect speedy and economical overhauls and re- pairs of virtually any ship up to 25,000 dwt.

Offshore Construction: MIL can undertake the construction of offshore structures including decks, modules, jackets, semi-submersible and jack-up drilling rigs, accommo- dation rigs, heavy lift vessels, float- ing production facilities, etc. Off- shore hook-up and commissioning and maintenance of fixed and float- ing offshore structures are also of- fered by the company.

In addition, the facilities of MIL's

Breton Industrial and Ma- rine Limited, Port Hawkesbury,

Nova Scotia.

Builders of: Tugs, Barges, High

Speed Steel and Aluminum Service and Patrol Vessels, Passenger Fer- ries, Work Boats, Special Service

Vessels.

Repair: Repair work to Service

Craft, Fishing Vessels, Ship Conver- sions and general repair in both steel and aluminum.

COLLINGWOOD SHIPYARDS

Circle 24 on Reader Service Card

Collingwood Shipyards—Di- vision of Canadian Shipbuilding &

Engineering Limited, Collingwood,

Ontario.

Builders of: Specializing in maximum St. Lawrence Seaway ves- sels including self-unloaders. Other ships include tankers, passenger/ vehicle ferries, bulk carriers, tugs, barges for both Great Lakes and ocean service.

Repairs/Conversions: Ship re- pairs, conversions, refit work of all types and associated services in- cluding inspections. Graving dock, 630' x 65' x 16'-6" over sill as well as dockside repair facilities for all

Great Lakes vessels.

The General Engineering Depart- ment offers steel fabrication and heavy machine shop facilities, all manufactured through CSA Z-299.3

Quality Verification Standards.

One of the yard's widely recog- nized products is the Collomatic

Electro-Hydraulic Self-Tensioning

Mooring Winch, designed and pat- ented in response to the need for a rugged, reliable, self-contained winch for the rigorous seaway de- mands.

Other specialized products in- clude electro-hydraulic towing winches, hatch cover cranes and hatch clamps. A wide variety of oth- er products can be manufactured to owner's specification.

GENSTAR SHIPYARDS LTD.

Circle 26 on Reader Service Card

Genstar Shipyards Ltd. (for- merly Vancouver Shipyards Co.

Ltd.) North Vancouver, British Co- lumbia.

Builders of: All types of vessels including tugs, fishing vessels, barges, ferries, offshore supply ves- sels, seismic research and offshore marine structures up to 167 m long and 30 m beam, maximum launch weight 7,000 tons.

Repairs: All types of vessels up to 1,200 tons displacement. Deepsea going vessels at loading berths. Also have Esquimalt Graving Dock avail- able for vessels up to 357.5 x 38.40 x 10.67 m over keel blocks. Conver- sions, modifications, lengthening of all types of vessels.

GEORGETOWN SHIPYARD

Circle 27 on Reader Service Card

Georgetown Shipyard Inc.,

Georgetown, Prince Edward Island.

Builders of: The shipyard spe- cializes in the building of small and medium size steel and aluminum hulled vessels. Vessels constructed include trawlers, seiners, and other fishing vessels, commercial and na- val tugs, fishery research vessels, fast search and rescue craft, ferries, barges and floating docks.

Ship Repairs: The company is engaged in all types of ship repairs including drydocking (600 ton maxi- mum at present by 2,000-ton capac- ity planned for 1985) annual refits, conversions and along-side work on larger vessels such as tankers and

Coast Guard vessels.

GOOD PEOPLE

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