Irving Shipbuilding Invests $4.4-million In Marine Tech Innovation
Melanie Nadeau, the Ceo OF The Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE) in Dartmouth, says the money will help get new projects flowing and attract talent.
Melanie Nadeau, the Ceo OF The Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE) in Dartmouth, says the money will help get new projects flowing and attract talent.
Dirk Lesko starts his new job just a few months after he left as president of Maine’s General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard (BIW) in April.
MC Metal Fabrication is based out of Tobique First Nation, with Perley’s welding partner Matt Quinn. They work by commission, through Facebook, or word of mouth, using a shipping container as their workshop.
Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough announced the deal in Halifax early Friday, saying the Royal Canadian Navy’s 15 new warships will be built by Irving and based on the British−designed Type 26 frigate.
It’s Canada’s first research centre for 3D metal printing for the marine and defence industries.