Facilities

Halifax Shipyard

Irving Shipbuilding Inc. continues to modernize and invest in our facilities and people.

Our facilities on Halifax Harbour are custom designed for the efficient building of Canada’s naval ships. At 408 metres in length and 46 metres in height, our Assembly and Module Hall facilities support a large and modern under-cover shipbuilding operation.

We recently awarded a contract for a 165-meter shiplift to support the River-class destroyer program and future maintenance and repair work. Boasting a capacity of over 27,000 metric tons, the OmniLift Shiplift will include fifty-six 575-metric ton chain jack lift stations and will be the largest shiplift in the Americas.

We continue to invest in the maintenance and modernization of our graving dock so it remains a safe and effective element of our integrated new build and ship repair business lines.

Marine Fabricators

Located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Marine Fabricators has 9,270m2 of production space, providing steel burning, cutting, forming and fabrication services.

Marine Fabricators carries out the initial work preparing steel for the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships currently under construction at Halifax Shipyard. Raw steel is delivered to this facility to be cut, molded and kitted. The kitted steel is delivered by truck to Halifax Shipyard.

Woodside Industries

Woodside Industries has a long history in offshore fabrication, providing exceptional experience and expertise in industrial fabrication, offshore topsides, and rig upgrades.

Located on Halifax Harbour, in close proximity to Halifax Shipyard, Woodside Industries also supplements build capacity for the shipyard. Sections of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships under construction at Halifax Shipyard are being fabricated at Woodside Industries and transported to the shipyard for further outfitting and assembly.

Bluenose Building

Irving Shipbuilding’s newest facility, the Bluenose Building, is a state-of-the-art office building located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The Bluenose Building is home to one of the largest engineering & design workforces in Canada.