LÉVIS, QC, Nov. 14th, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - Chantier Davie is welcoming all provincial and federal political parties to visit Canada's largest shipbuilder following the airing of the TV program Découverte on the transformation of the first Resolve-Class Naval Support Ship, the largest naval ship ever delivered by a Canadian shipyard.
Canada's Navy, Coast Guard and ferry fleets are rusting out faster than they can be replaced and capacity needs to be added to current government programs in order to reduce costs and expedite renewal of the entire federal fleet. The National Shipbuilding Strategy only covers a limited number and type of ships and tens of large ships are required outside of the current agreements. Quebec represents 50% of Canada's shipbuilding capacity and 23% of Canada's tax base but it is receiving less than 1% of federal spending on shipbuilding. We and our many Stakeholders across Canada believe that it is now time to make the National Shipbuilding Strategy truly national.
Davie is ready: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qVdJvcHUVk&feature=youtu.be
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High-res images of the ship launching are available here:
http://www.davielibrary.com/Press/Resolve-Launch-Images/i-V3GQ6Pp
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About Federal Fleet Services
Federal Fleet Services supports military, government and humanitarian operations through the construction, ownership, servicing and management of complex, mission-critical ships. Federal Fleet Services is the Canadian At-Sea Support Services Provider, providing a fully operated Naval Support Ship for the Royal Canadian Navy from 2017. Federal Fleet Services is part of the Inocea Group of Companies which also owns Davie Shipbuilding Canada's largest and highest capacity shipbuilder.
Chantier Davie Canada Inc.
About Davie
Davie is Canada's largest, highest capacity and most experienced shipbuilder. In 2015, Davie won the prestigious title of Lloyds List North American Shipyard of the Year. Over the past five-years, Davie has generated over $2bn in economic benefit to Canada and directly and indirectly employs over 3,000 Canadians, including over 1,400 who work at the shipyard in Levis, Québec. Davie has been Canada's shipbuilder and ship-repairer for every class of major naval platform over the past century. Today, Davie is an industry leader in icebreaking, LNG and dynamic positioning technologies as well as naval and other mission-critical shipbuilding. Davie is ISO 9001:2015 certified for Quality Assurance and ISO 14001:2015 for Environmental Management.
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