Contrat de 3,25 milliards à Davie | Le Canada devance l’acquisition d’un brise-glaces polaire
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Pressé de faire sentir sa présence dans l’Arctique en raison de l’intérêt croissant de puissances étrangères pour la région, le Canada accélère l’acquisition d’un brise-glaces polaire de nouvelle génération qui sera construit en grande partie à Lévis dans le cadre d’un contrat de 3,25 milliards avec le chantier maritime Davie.

It seems the US isn’t competitive in the Icebreaker business… should we keep Helsinki’s shipyard busy for our own profit?

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    In 2023, with $110 million in aid from the Quebec government, Davie purchased Helsinki Shipyard Oy, a shipyard located in the Finnish capital that alone built 60% of the world’s icebreaker fleet.

    The yard was once owned by Russian investors and had designed a new type of icebreaker for a Russian company that was never delivered due to sanctions imposed on Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine. It is this design that will be adapted for Canada to replace the aging Louis S. St-Laurent , which remains Canada’s heaviest icebreaker in service.