NANAIMO SHIPYARD GROUP
Nanaimo Shipyard Ltd. is situated in Nanaimo on the east coast of Vancouver Island and has been in the same location in Newcastle Channel since the 1930s and is a full service shipyard with a marine chandlery.
The company is mainly engaged in refits, conversions and repairs to all kinds of vessels.
There is over 10,000 square feet of covered area. There are three marine railways with the largest being able to handle vessels up to 1,000 tons and approximately 200 feet in length.
For larger ships, up to 100,000 dwt and 356 meter in length Nanaimo Shipyard Ltd uses the Esquimalt Graving Dock which is owned by Public Works and Government Services Canada.
The company also carries out dockside work at the Canadian Navy's Fleet Maintenance Facility (FMF Cape Breton) in Victoria and has dockside facilities located within that facility. The company mainly carries out refit and maintenance work on DND, Coast Guard and BC Ferry Corporation Vessels.
It also carries out work on deep-sea cargo vessels, fishing vessels, tug and barge fleets, yachts, fish farming service vessels, and other coastal vessels. |