Seaspan Shipyards contracts Genoa for polar icebreaker tech design services
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North Vancouver, B.C.-based Seaspan Shipyards has inked a contract with Newfoundland-based Genoa Design International (Genoa) to continue providing design expertise on the Canadian Coast Guard\u2019s new heavy polar icebreaker.<\/a><\/p>\n Under the contract, Geona <\/a>will provide design guidance, growing its local workforce in Vancouver to more than 100 naval architecture and marine systems designers. Work will continue into the vessel\u2019s build phase, which is already underway at Seaspan\u2019s Vancouver Shipyards. Additionally, Genoa will provide its technical leadership and program support to advance the first built-in-Canada heavy icebreaker in more than 60 years.<\/p>\n Measuring 158 meters long and 28 meters wide, Seaspan\u2019s polar icebreaker will be incredibly complex, designed to operate self-sufficiently in the high-Arctic year-round. It will play a critical role in enabling the Canadian Coast Guard to transit and operate on more than 162,000 kilometers of Arctic coastline. The capabilities of this Polar Class 2 icebreaker will help sustain a 12-month presence in Canada\u2019s North in support of Canada\u2019s Arctic sovereignty, high-Arctic science (including climate change research), indigenous peoples and other northern communities, and the ability to respond to major maritime emergencies including search and rescue.<\/p>\n It will be able to accommodate up to 100 personnel, and, as one of the only Polar Class 2 vessels in the world, will be able to operate farther north, in more difficult ice conditions and for longer periods, than any icebreaker in Canada to date.<\/p>\n The ship will be the seventh vessel designed and built by Seaspan under Canada\u2019s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). It will also be the fifth Polar Class vessel to be built for the CCG, and one of up to 21 icebreaking vessels overall that Seaspan is constructing.<\/p>\n \u201cGenoa\u2019s signing of the Polar Icebreaker Build Contract with Vancouver Shipyards is the latest milestone in an enduring partnership that began and continues under Canada\u2019s National Shipbuilding Strategy. Together, we are strengthening our nation\u2019s ability to support national fleet requirements, from ship construction to vessel lifecycle support. Now more than ever, Canadian companies like Genoa are vitally important to the nation\u2019s sovereignty and security.\u201d said Gina Pecore, CEO, Genoa Design International<\/p>\n \u201cSeaspan\u2019s new heavy polar icebreaker is more than a ship \u2014 it represents a national capability for generations,\u201d said Kate Morton, vice president \u2013 supply chain, Seaspan Shipyards. \u201cGenoa continue to be an important Canadian design partner, helping us deliver this flagship vessel to the Coast Guard. Together, we\u2019re continuing to strengthen the capacity and sustainability of Canada\u2019s revitalized shipbuilding industry.\u201d \u2014<\/p>\n The post Seaspan Shipyards contracts Genoa for polar icebreaker tech design services<\/a> appeared first on Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n