Canada awards construction contract for JSS programme

摘要

Seaspan's Vancouver Shipyards has received a CAD2.4 billion (USD1.7S billion) contract from Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) for the full construction of two new Protecteur-class Joint Support Ship (JSS) vessels for the Royal Canadian Navy. Awarded on 12 June, the performance-based contract provides for the transition to full-rate construction of the first JSS ship, for which early block construction began in June 2018, with the second ship to follow. The two ships, to be named HMCS Protecteur and HMCS Preserver, will be delivered by Vancouver Shipyards under the aegis of Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS).