May 26, 2026
Seaspan celebrates one year of progress on the heavy polar icebreaker
May 26, 2026 — North Vancouver, B.C. — It has been one year since the first cut of steel on the heavy polar icebreaker being built at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards. Today, one of Canada’s most complex and capable heavy icebreakers, with year round Arctic access and a full displacement of 26,000 tonnes, is taking shape in North Vancouver, one weld at a time. In the twelve months since, Seaspan’s Canadian workforce has made significant progress on the built-in-Canada vessel,...
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Marine
June 19, 2026
Seaspan completes sale of chip and hog barge division
June 19, 2026 — North Vancouver, B.C. — Seaspan Marine (Seaspan) finalized the sale of its legacy wood chip, hog fuel, chemical and railcar barging operations to Hodder Tugboat Co. Ltd., of Richmond, Friday. The...
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Powering up: Main diesel generators activated on JSS 1 at Vancouver Shipyards
This month, the team at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards gathered aboard the future HMCS Protecteur to celebrate the activation of the ship’s generators. The activation, or diesel generator light-off, marks a significant milestone as the ship makes steady progress toward sea trials later this year. ...
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One Year Later: HaiSea Celebrates 100 Successful LNG Carrier Escorts Into Kitimat
June 18, 2026 — Kitimat, B.C. — HaiSea Marine’s (HaiSea) fleet of electric and dual-fuel tugboats has successfully guided 100 LNG carriers through the Douglas Channel to Kitimat. This marks a significant step for the HaiSea crew, who celebrated the first successful escort operation in April 2025, representing months...
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Seaspan receives eighth consecutive Blue Circle Award for environmental leadership
At Seaspan, we're conscious stewards of the lands in which we live, work and play. On June 2, we proudly accepted two Blue Circle Awards from the Port of Vancouver...
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Vancouver Shipyards achieves structural consolidation of JSS2 with installation of kingposts
In April, the team at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards successfully completed the installation of both Replenishment at Sea (RAS) kingposts on the second Joint Support Ship (JSS2), officially marking the complete structural consolidation of the vessel. The future HMCS...
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May 26, 2026
Seaspan celebrates one year of progress on the heavy polar icebreaker
May 26, 2026 — North Vancouver, B.C. — It has been one year since the first cut of steel on the heavy polar icebreaker being built at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards. Today, one of Canada’s most complex and capable heavy icebreakers, with year...
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Fueling the future of clean shipping: Seaspan Energy and MOL sign annual LNG bunkering agreement for car carriers in Port of Vancouver
May 20, 2026 — North Vancouver, B.C. — Seaspan Energy (Seaspan) has secured a first-of-its-kind annual liquefied natural gas (LNG) term bunkering contract for car carriers at the Port of...
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Seaspan, Coast Salish Employment and Training Society to create new trades training programs for Indigenous youth
April 30, 2026 — Esquimalt, B.C. — Seaspan is proud to announce an investment of up to $3 million for the Coast Salish Employment and Training Society (CSETS) to create...
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Marine
April 15, 2026
Seaspan Marine streamlines business with sale of chip and hog fuel barge division to Hodder
April 15, 2026 — North Vancouver, B.C. — Today, Seaspan Marine announced an agreement with Hodder Tugboat Co. Ltd. to sell its legacy chip and hog fuel barge division, and remaining forestry...
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Shipyards
March 24, 2026
Leo Martin Named Chief Operating Officer at Vancouver Shipyards
North Vancouver, B.C. — March 24, 2026 — Seaspan is pleased to announce that Leo Martin has been promoted to the role of Chief Operating Officer, Vancouver Shipyards, effective April 20, 2026, taking on management responsibility...
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Shipyards
March 19, 2026
Vancouver Shipyards’ Land-Based Test Site team celebrate successes on the Polar Icebreaker program
March 19, 2026 [caption id="attachment_12720" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Land-Based Test Site (LBTS),the X band radar atop[/caption] Comprised of an External Communications Tower and an electronics testing laboratory, the new Land-Based...
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Unexpected marine enthusiast gets unique behind the scenes look at Seaspan operations
With camera in hand, Eli Prater arrived at Seaspan’s Vancouver Drydock with a long list of questions for Barry Kas, Director of Operations. He had just come from Seaspan’s Marine headquarters, where he had spent the morning participating in a tugboat tour guided by Port Captain Kyle Russell. ...