Quatchi
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Post by Quatchi on Feb 4, 2012 13:33:39 GMT -8
I know about the Hinge, but i'm thinking there's still a spacial limitation even with the bridge open, even with the new bridge. We will see. I sure hope they thought about that Cheers,
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Post by Curtis on Feb 4, 2012 14:06:56 GMT -8
Isn't the new bridge not going to have the "Hinge?" Or am I mistaking it with not having the railway go across the bridge?
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Post by hullnumbers on Feb 5, 2012 14:02:44 GMT -8
Too Ship_rider 16 yes, the new bridge will have a hinge. The bridge design is a Bascule bridge.
Heres a little history, the Johnson Street bridge was opened to traffic in 1924. Before that it was a swing bridge for rail. This was originally built in 1886 after Robert Dunsmuir’s decided to extend the line from Esquimalt. This was later replaced due to the growth of Victoria and traffic.
At the same time shipping was very important (Saw mills and mining) beyond where the bridge was. Including Point Hope shipyard, which some say this area was where the first shipyard of BC was. Also it was the first for Victoria.
So when the swing and later the bascule bridge were built, Victoria was expecting big ships.
The angle (when the bridge was up) was also considered. The new bridge that will be built will be ok, so no worries.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 7, 2012 18:53:28 GMT -8
A recent change of ownership control at Allied Shipbuilders. - and for the first time ever, a McLaren is not a controlling-owner...... from here: www.alliedship.com/index.php/news
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Neil
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Post by Neil on May 25, 2012 10:02:00 GMT -8
Today's Globe & Mail is worth picking up, particularly if you can find one with Report on Business magazine in it, which has a lengthy article on Washington Marine Group.
Kyle Washington is profiled as well as an overview of the shipyard and associated operations. Washington defends the workmanship on the fastcats, and describes the whole affair as "politics as blood sport", no doubt refering to the Liberal government's steadfast determination to have the whole episode end as badly as possible.
I recall that some time back a couple of forum members made the unsupported suggestion that local shipyard workers were somehow guilty of not properly supporting their industry, and the article points out that two years ago the union voluntarily reopened a five year contract and gave back a 4.5% increase, which got some of their members back to work. Pretty tangible support, if you ask me.
And of course, the article focuses on the massive federal contract.
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mrdot
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Post by mrdot on May 25, 2012 14:17:42 GMT -8
:)when the federal gov't gets finished with their overhall of UI, then all the shipyard workers will have a crack at the posted wall mart greeter positions! this is the new reality! ::)mrdot.
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Neil
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Post by Neil on May 25, 2012 14:34:20 GMT -8
:)when the federal gov't gets finished with their overhall of UI, then all the shipyard workers will have a crack at the posted wall mart greeter positions! this is the new reality! ::)mrdot. I would think that with the recent federal contract, people currently employed in our shipyards should be among the least worried of our skilled trades. It may be that more ferry refit work will be pushed to the smaller yards, if they can handle it, and a new government might even award newbuild contracts here. It may be that even yards in Washington state will see some benefit.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 20, 2012 6:17:55 GMT -8
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Post by Mike C on Oct 20, 2012 10:13:13 GMT -8
Interesting article, thanks for posting. Hopefully a $200 million injection will make them half-competitive again, and maybe build future Island Skies that don't require annual warranty work.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 6, 2014 21:37:58 GMT -8
The January 2014 issue of Western Mariner magazine has their annual exhaustive list of shipyards on the BC Coast.
- Nanaimo Shipyard is not included in that list.
I'm not sure if this is just an error/omission, or if it means that Nanaimo Shipyard is closing. I haven't driven by their yard lately, so I don't know if there is a ship on the ways, or not.
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The same issue of the magazine also has an article on the modernization projects underway at the 2 Seaspan Shipyards (Vancouver and Victoria).
Apparently a very large gantry crane for Vancouver Shipyards will arrive in January 2014, and be installed in April 2014. It's supposed to become a new landmark on the North Vancouver waterfront.
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Post by shipyard on Jan 19, 2014 20:06:45 GMT -8
Nanaimo shipyard went under last year, and their owner's other yard, Alberni Engineering & Shipyard, was sold to a company based in eastern Canada. I understand Nanaimo's marine store division was purchased by a Chinese company.
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Post by timmyc on Mar 2, 2014 16:09:15 GMT -8
Hey all, I'm new on these forums and it was recommended to me by C.Cassidy/Busshots. My interest is mainly in naval developments, but living in Calgary now means I rarely have access to the coast; I'm hoping some of you in Vancouver will post pics of Seaspan's modernization progress! Here's the latest news regarding their preparation for the NSPS constructions - in mid-February, the new 300-ton gantry crane arrived at the yard in North Vancouver: www.marinelink.com/news/vancouver-colossal364492.aspxHere's a photo from the article of the new crane: I'm really glad they had published these photos in the article - I had always assumed the yard would be located near/at the Drydock at Lonsdale, and had thought that was a rather small place to be building the JSSs. The "correct" location shown in the article makes a lot more sense. Sadly, it's also a lot more difficult to gain photographic access.
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Post by WettCoast on Mar 7, 2014 18:47:07 GMT -8
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Neil
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Post by Neil on Mar 7, 2014 21:33:43 GMT -8
I read that story, and I couldn't help thinking that the recent trouble with the crippled Protecteur, which couldn't even be towed to Hawaii without the tow rope breaking, was an unfortunately apt analogy...
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Post by compdude787 on Mar 7, 2014 22:41:43 GMT -8
Boy, are they ever going to build those new ships? What are they waiting for? The damage to the Protecteur and the age of this ship makes it all the more obvious that new ships need to be built.
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Post by timmyc on Aug 25, 2014 22:27:48 GMT -8
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Post by Starsteward on Aug 26, 2014 8:14:58 GMT -8
Very cool shot of Big Blue, 'timmyc'! At the risk of sending my blood pressure into orbit I'll refrain from commenting any further on the tragic state of our local ship building facilities and capabilities.
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Post by timmyc on Oct 18, 2014 17:09:22 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 28, 2014 16:15:59 GMT -8
Thanks for that; I enjoyed it. Cheers !
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 1, 2017 11:18:50 GMT -8
BC Ferries has signed an agreement with Point Hope shipyard in Victoria, to do refit and emergency work on 8 BC Ferries ships, over the next number of years. Kahloke, Klista, Kuper, Kwuna, Nicola, Nimpkish, Tachek, and Quadra Queen II
Times Colonist story here:
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Post by Mike on Feb 17, 2018 11:14:29 GMT -8
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Post by WettCoast on Dec 20, 2018 9:38:50 GMT -8
Victoria Machinery Depot celebrates delivery of the QPR - spring 1966
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 12, 2019 13:34:20 GMT -8
The Ralmax group of companies, the owner of Point Hope Maritime in Victoria, has bought the Esquimalt Drydock Company which operates at the federally owned Esquimalt Graving Dock. News story HERE
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