international Ltd. has contributed substantially to the
C North Shore for more than 25 years. Together
it's assodated companies: Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd,
courver Shipyards (Esquimalt) Ltd, Vancouver Drydock

Hall began’in:1898 when Vancouver Tug Boat Company opened its
in- Vancouver Harbour... In the years that followed, Vancouver Tug
acquired iver Shipyards and in 1967, moved toa new location at the
‘of Pernberton Avenue in North Vancouver, the present home of Seaspan.
meantime, another. prominent towing company, Island Tug and Barge
ited: Incorporated doria in, 1925, located a railcar terminal on the North
961 and expanded Its activities In 1966 to allow for tug and barge oper-
971; the two companies united under the name and colours of
horse symbol osi tugs and the sides of barges has become a
‘the entire ‘coast of British Columbla. With acquisitions in the
1d:-daim ‘to be the largest tug and barge company in Canada.

i j ‘marked the 25th year of Seaspan's operations.
Ra ‘Ss. rred.in terms of corporate changes but the ultimate result
i aches been growth ‘exnansion of the company, keeping pace with the growth of
‘seen the medemization and enlargement of its tug
the: design: and constucion of state-of-the-art docking tugs, the
iv coastwise towing services including the handling of coal carvi-
bathe at Roberts Bank; the performance of outstariding towing assignments in the
aha’ of activities into the Middle East, Mexico and the North
| 2; the perfarmance of dramatic ship rescue and salvage operations

ipany’s undertakings has been the expansion and upgrad-

ey ! ds and the acquisition of new companies related to various
fi } ‘These ‘Indude: Vancouver Drydock, Manly Marine
Bic Sea\ Fuels.<’:Further afield was ‘the establishment of Vancouver
; ; Vancouver island. This diversification has strengthened

the range of services It offers to Industries relying on

Seaspan and Vancouver Shipyards have worked in tandem from the very
1971 of 24 acres of land and 17 acres of deep water at Pemberton Avenue, enab
a construction complex including ships’ ways and a Syncrolift allowing the constr
Since then Vancouver Shipyards has designed, built, repalred and maintained vessels
Canadian Navy and Coast Guard, oil exploration companies, cargo vessels and cruise ships
has constructed new tugs and barges for the Seaspan fleet, induding the 4,000
Discovery and in 19S3, bullt the Seaspan Hawk and: Seaspan Falcon,’
Vancouver Harbour. The establishment of Vancouver Shipyards (
yard’s service base and capacity. a :

” Fralghter Is nudged towards
Vancouver Drydock (above).
8.0, Forry undergoes ropalrs (right):

Manly Marine Closures Lid. joined Seaspan In
1993, bringing with it an Internationa! reputation
for the design and manufacture of watertight : tee
doors, windows and hatches for all types of ves- Sea Fuels Ltd. suppiles quality

sels, as well as for land based structures calling fuels to cargo vessels arid cruise shi
for water and air tight closures. - of Vancouver. 8

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