Quebec-based shipyard to expand operations south of the border to build icebreakers

Quebec-based Davie shipbuilding plans to group up operations southbound of nan separator to thief nan United States build icebreakers.

A White House announcement connected Monday says nan shipbuilder is successful talks to partner pinch an existing American shipyard.

The news follows a pact announced earlier this period nether which Canada, nan U.S. and Finland will collaborate to build polar icebreakers.

Davie landed a Canadian authorities statement worthy $8.5 cardinal earlier this twelvemonth to build 7 icebreakers and 2 hybrid-powered ferries.

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The institution besides precocious purchased Finland’s Helsinki shipyard, which has built half nan world’s icebreaker fleet.

The Quebec authorities contributed $110 cardinal to that acquisition, connected apical of a $520-million injection to thief Davie modernize its shipyard successful Lévis, Que.