Quebec shipyard gets greenlight for Canadian naval supply ship
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Following a period of postponement, the Canadian government granted a sole-source contract to Quebec’s Davie Shipyard in November to produce a stopgap supply ship to the Royal Navy, valued at £283 million (CDN$587 million).
Work will be undertaken to upgrade civilian tanker, MV Asterix, in order to field temporary replenishment duties while the Royal Canadian Navy waits to enact its delayed Joint Support Ships (JSS) Project. Canada was forced to retire its two Protecteur-class a...
