Today, Seaspan Shipyards has announced it has surpassed $2 Billion in contracts to Canadian companies under the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). Seaspan’s cross-Canada NSS supply chain continues to grow, and now includes more than 700 Canadian businesses, with greater than half being small and medium-sized enterprises. The long-term contracts provided to these businesses by Seaspan under the NSS provide a source of stable revenue that encourages suppliers to reinvest in R&D, technology and process improvements, skills development, and new infrastructure. Attached is the full press release, which will provide more information along with a quote from Steve Christiansen, Vice-President, Supply Chain Management.
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