Irving Sells Shelburne Ship Repair To Mersey Seafoods
SHELBURNE–Irving Shipbuilding has sold Shelburne Ship Repair to Liverpool-based Mersey Seafoods for an undisclosed amount.
Irving has owned the business since 2011 and had leased the facility since 1998.
Mary Keith, Irving Shipbuilding’s vice president of communications says the sale best positions Shelburne Ship Repair for the future.
“We’re very pleased that Mersey Seafoods will be taking on all the employees, so there are no job losses associated with this sale,” says Keith.
There are 67 employees in Shelburne, eight staff, and 59 Unifor Local 9 members.
Mersey Seafoods will assume the collective agreement with the union and acquire all assets at the Shelburne site.
Keith says the Coast Guard vessel Kopit Hopson 1752, which had been in Shelburne, has been moved to their Woodside Industries site for final work.
She says Irving will concentrate its focus on building the next generation of ships for Canada’s navy and coast guard in Halifax.
Kevin Northrup is a reporter with CJLS in Yarmouth, a Huddle content partner.