Projects

Exciting prospects and a proven track record
Take advantage of our proven expertise on a wide range of shipbuilding, ship repair, and fabrication projects for the Government, Commercial and Offshore industries.
Irving Shipbuilding Inc. (ISI) has a history rich with impressive projects, a present dedicated to exciting new undertakings and a future full of interesting prospects.
They clearly illustrate the wide-ranging skills, depth of resources and full-service capabilities we can put to work for you.
Current Projects
Government/Military
New Construction
Repair/Upgrade
- Frigate Life Extension (FELEX) Program – Canadian Patrol Frigates for the Royal Canadian Navy (Upgrade 7 vessels, scheduled completion in 2018)
Commercial
Repair/Upgrade
- Many different diverse projects including tankers, RoRo ice class ferries, container vessels, bulk carriers, self unloaders, offshore vessels
Past Projects
Government/Military
New Construction
- Canadian Patrol Frigate Project (CPFP) – 12 Halifax Class Frigates
- Maritime Coastal Defense Vessels (MCDVs) – 12
Repair/Upgrade
- Numerous Frigates, Destroyers, & Supply Vessels
Conversion
Offshore
New Construction
- UT 755LN Platform Supply Vessel (for Encana's Deep Panuke Project)
- Semi-Submersible Drill Rigs
- Acker H3.2 Semi Submersible Drill Rig for Bow Valley Drill Ship
- South Venture Topside
- Eriik Raude – Fifth Generation Cold-Weather Rig
- Twin Drilling Derricks for the Hibernian Platform
- White Rose FPSO
- Cohasset and Panuke Fields Topsides (Canada’s first offshore oil developments)
Repair/Upgrade
- Various Rigs maintained, upgraded and commissioned including:
- Glomar Grand Banks Semi-Submersible Drill Rig.
- Semi-Submersible Rig Accomodation
Commercial
New Construction
- Standard Tugs (Z-Drive Reverse Tractor Tugs)
- 38,000t dwt tankers for Exxon (3 clean, 4 dirty)
- 38,000t dwt tankers Shell UK (6 clean)
- Ice class tankers for Irving Oil (6 vessels)
- Standard tugs (Z-Drive Reverse Tractor Tugs) – (Over 30 for various customers)
- LNG tugs
- Icebreaking Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels
- UT 722 Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels
- UT 722L Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels
- RoRo Ferry
- 750 TEU Container Ships
Upgrade/Repair
Conversion
- Fishing Trawler to a 2D 3D Seismic vessel.
- Cape Breton Highlander from a bulk carrier to a self loader
Fabrication
New Construction
Upgrade/Repair
Conversion
- Fishing Trawler to a 2D 3D Seismic vessel
- Cape Breton Highlander from a bulk carrier to a self loader
Irving Shipbuilding -- Your first call for east coast shipbuilding, conversion, fabrication and repair – (902-423-9271)
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