Hopefully we see the CDC requirements sooner than later. I get the feeling that this is going to become a make-work project of Ontario Shipyards to offset the loss of manufacturing due to the tariffs in the province.
I think the ultimate CDC specs will, out of necessity, tailor itself to the practical capabilities of Ontario Shipyards' facilities. There's a recognition that Irving and Seaspan have their plates full and Davie has got a decade or two of guaranteed work stretching ahead for the icebreakers. That leaves Ontario Shipyards as the only remaining largescale shipyard actor and there's no point in specifying a vessel that they can't build.
With that said, I could see a grand bargain arranging itself for Ontario Shipyards and the CDC: the Feds reach out to Hanwha Ocean to design, build (with Federal dollars), and manage in a JV with Ontario Shipyards a new CDC shipyard in Hamilton on the vacant site of the former Stelco steel mill. The CDC project is a direct award to the Hanwha Ocean-Ontario Shipyards JV who will work with the RCN to finalize the vessel design and hull count. The Feds procure through normal means the capital programs for in-service support and maintenance of the class on both coasts, with the Hanwha Ocean-Ontario Shipyards JV as partner with whomever wins (e.g. Ellis Don).
Such a grand bargain resuscitates the South Korea relationship, particularly as the US turns its ire on it, allows the CDC program to advance much faster than would otherwise be the case, lets federal dollars get spent in a hurry on tangible things and not just sectoral supports (important but invisible), and it is a huge shot in the arm for the steel industry in Hamilton specifically and the Ontario economy writ large.
I don't think additional shipyards are necessary as Ontario Shipyards says they have the capacity now. But Hanwha might refurbish both the shipyards and the Stelco mill (the Coke Plant is still running) to help produce more military-grade steel. The steel-making bones are still in place and I feel Dofasco ran better when there was a competitor down the street.
Well that’s an interesting idea. As far as conjecture goes I could see how this makes a lot of sense. I like this bold prediction. Get some of that Hanwha magic sprinkled around Steel town.
Hopefully we see the CDC requirements sooner than later. I get the feeling that this is going to become a make-work project of Ontario Shipyards to offset the loss of manufacturing due to the tariffs in the province.
I think the ultimate CDC specs will, out of necessity, tailor itself to the practical capabilities of Ontario Shipyards' facilities. There's a recognition that Irving and Seaspan have their plates full and Davie has got a decade or two of guaranteed work stretching ahead for the icebreakers. That leaves Ontario Shipyards as the only remaining largescale shipyard actor and there's no point in specifying a vessel that they can't build.
With that said, I could see a grand bargain arranging itself for Ontario Shipyards and the CDC: the Feds reach out to Hanwha Ocean to design, build (with Federal dollars), and manage in a JV with Ontario Shipyards a new CDC shipyard in Hamilton on the vacant site of the former Stelco steel mill. The CDC project is a direct award to the Hanwha Ocean-Ontario Shipyards JV who will work with the RCN to finalize the vessel design and hull count. The Feds procure through normal means the capital programs for in-service support and maintenance of the class on both coasts, with the Hanwha Ocean-Ontario Shipyards JV as partner with whomever wins (e.g. Ellis Don).
Such a grand bargain resuscitates the South Korea relationship, particularly as the US turns its ire on it, allows the CDC program to advance much faster than would otherwise be the case, lets federal dollars get spent in a hurry on tangible things and not just sectoral supports (important but invisible), and it is a huge shot in the arm for the steel industry in Hamilton specifically and the Ontario economy writ large.
I don't think additional shipyards are necessary as Ontario Shipyards says they have the capacity now. But Hanwha might refurbish both the shipyards and the Stelco mill (the Coke Plant is still running) to help produce more military-grade steel. The steel-making bones are still in place and I feel Dofasco ran better when there was a competitor down the street.
Well that’s an interesting idea. As far as conjecture goes I could see how this makes a lot of sense. I like this bold prediction. Get some of that Hanwha magic sprinkled around Steel town.