Thursday 27 June, 2019, saw distinguished political and industry kingpins congregate at the Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa in Finland for an afternoon of closed-door talks at what was the first SEA20 High-Level Meeting.
Industry Insight: A passion for boats, a head for business…Byron Bolton, CEO, Bolton Marine Group…Bolton shares insights into the aluminium boat building market for recreational boating, commercial use, law enforcement and military applications on both sides of the border.
Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) and the Government of Canada celebrated the official handover of the first Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel (OFSV), the CCGS Sir John Franklin to the Canadian Coast Guard (Coast Guard). An official handover ceremony took place aboard the vessel attended by the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, senior officials from the Coast Guard, Seaspan and supply chain partners.
Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) and the Government of Canada celebrated the official handover of the first Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel (OFSV), the CCGS Sir John Franklin to the Canadian Coast Guard (Coast Guard). An official handover ceremony took place aboard the vessel attended by the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, senior officials from the Coast Guard, Seaspan and supply chain partners.
Donna Hais has been elected to Chair the Board of Directors for the Port of Nanaimo. Hais, CEO and General Manager of R.W. (Bob) Wall Contracting Ltd., was chosen by the Directors to lead the Board of Directors for a two-year term. Donna is also a former Chair of the Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce.
British Columbia-based Island Tug and Barge (ITB) christened the second of its new custom-built, state-of-the-art articulated tugs, the Island Regent, during an afternoon ceremony on Thursday, June 20, at its headquarters in Burnaby. After Reverend Mark Schwab from St. Stephen’s Church delivered a blessing, Nancy Ford, wife of Bill Ford, an ITB Master for over 24 years, broke the traditional champagne bottle over the vessel’s hull while a group of ITB and Tidewater Canada, Inc. employees, clients, vendor representatives, and business partners cheered from the shore.