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 :

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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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