Irving Shipbuilding

The main crane for AOPS 7 has been lifted and loaded onto the vessel. Designed and built in Chester, NS, this @HawboldtIND crane weighs approximately 65,000kg and can lift over 20,000kg. We are proud to be working with local Canadian suppliers to build ships for Canada.

The recently released Defence Industrial Strategy underscores the importance of maintaining sovereign industrial capability in areas that are critical to operational readiness. We are proud to be at the forefront of naval combatant construction and sustainment.

AOPS #8, the future CCGS Sermilik, is steadily progressing in the Module Hall at Halifax Shipyard. We recently erected unit 175 to the centre mega block of the final Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship. Built by Canadians, for Canadians.

All Irving Shipbuilding sites will open and resume normal operations at 10 AM today, January 26.

Due to weather conditions, production work for day shift at all Irving Shipbuilding sites will delay start until 10 AM today, January 26, 2026. Further information to come before 8am. Facilities employees are still required to report for work for snow removal.

Watch the lift and flip of the first unit for the first River-class destroyer in just twenty seconds. This is a key milestone for the first RCD, achieved by our team of 2,400 shipbuilders who are proudly building ships for Canada.

Last week, we successfully lifted and flipped the first unit for the first River-class destroyer, the future HMCS Fraser. Work is steadily progressing on this unit and the program, as we look to lay the keel for the first ship of the @RoyalCanNavy's future fleet later this year.

The Assembly Hall at Halifax Shipyard is filling up as we continue the build process for AOPS 8, the future CCGS Sermilik. AOPS 8 is the final AOPS being constructed as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy and will be delivered to @CoastGuardCAN upon completion.

Steady progress continues on the future CCGS Donjek, the first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel built for the Canadian Coast Guard. The seventh of eight AOPS built under the National Shipbuilding Strategy will be launched in the Bedford Basin this spring. @CoastGuardCAN

The future of Canadian Coast Guard offshore patrol vessels is here. The future CCGS Donjek is one of two AOPS being constructed to operate as the primary conservation and protection vessel on Canada's east coast. We will launch and deliver AOPS 7 to @CoastGuardCAN next year.

The skeg unit for the future HMCS Fraser is steadily progressing in the Assembly Hall at Halifax Shipyard. As we build the first River-class destroyer for @RoyalCanNavy, our team of 2,400 is also proudly building and repairing four ships across our four sites in Halifax.

Steady progress continues on the final Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship for@CoastGuardCAN as Unit 147 has been painted and rolled out of our paint booth to join what will become the grand block of the future CCGS Sermilik.

A key unit of the final Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship for @CoastGuardCAN has taken shape in our Assembly Hall at Halifax Shipyard. With the installation of the skegs, Unit 141 - a major piece of the stern mega block for the future CCGS Sermilik - will head to our paint booth.

Today and every day, we honour those who have served and continue to serve. Thank you for your love of country, courage, and sacrifice.

Ships for Canada, built by Canadians. We spoke to some of our team members who have served or are actively serving in the Canadian Armed Forces to hear about the importance of building quality ships for those who serve.

Today we welcomed HMCS Fredericton to Halifax Shipyard for a refit period. During this period, HMCS Fredericton will undergo significant maintenance and upgrades to ensure it remains ready to serve Canada. We are proudly building and maintaining ships for Canada.

Today at Halifax Shipyard we marked the official keel laying of the eighth and final AOPS, the future CCGS Sermilik. The ceremony included the tradition of welding a coin to the hull of the second AOPS built for @CoastGuardCAN. Learn more: bit.ly/4qLms0h

Watch the rollout of the future CCGS Donjek in just over a minute. Rollout of AOPS #7 is a key milestone for the first AOPS for the @CoastGuardCAN, achieved by our team of 2,400 shipbuilders who are proudly building ships for Canada.

From Canada's National Shipbuilder to Canada's Team - Go Jays Go! #WANTITALL @BlueJays @Sportsnet

The future CCGS Donjek. The grand block and bow mega block have been successfully rolled to level to form the first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship for the Canadian Coast Guard. This is the first time a grand block has been rolled to land level at Halifax Shipyard.