Chelsea Davis is a project engineer originally from Newfoundland and Labrador. Chelsea did an ocean and naval architecture engineering degree at Memorial University of Newfoundland Labrador. Her focus is on structural steel work. She started on the east coast in an entry level job she moved up to project engineer and now at Port Weller … Continued

Pam Bowman is an industrial millwright apprentice who never thought she would be in the marine industry. She grew up in the Niagara Falls region and she started with Heddle in 2019. She used to be a cleaner cleaning houses out in Whistler. She now works on engines, Valves and piping and recently she has … Continued

Born and raised in St Catherines. Spent 8 years out west as a Crane Operator but has been working as a crane operator the past 4 years. Mobile cranes for the oil and gas industry. Andrew had to learn a great deal about the marine sector and he executes blind lifts every day with the … Continued

Lance Newton was born and raised in Houston Texas and has made Canada his home for the past 20 years. Lance has been with Heddle for about 5 years. He is the Facility coordinator for the past 5 years, started out as a general laborer then became labor supervisor then health and safety and now … Continued

John lives across the canal in St. Catherines. He has been around Port Weller for around 5 years and he is enjoying his life as a shipbuilder. Originally from Central Newfoundland, Badger to be exact. John started out as a labourer but advanced quickly and once he got a torch in his hand there was … Continued

Richard (Rich) Gravel joined Heddle Shipyards in October 2022 in the role of Vice President of Government Programs. Prior to this, Rich was a senior naval officer as a Maritime Engineer, having completed a 35-year career in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN); he retired at navy Captain rank in 2014. After his retirement from the … Continued

On Thursday, July 9th, 2022, Hamilton’s 176th birthday, Heddle Shipyards was honoured to host the recommissioning ceremony of the STV Pathfinder, a legacy sail training vessel operated by Brigs Youth Sail Training. More than 100 people attended the Heddle Shipyards Hamilton Facility to celebrate the re-birth of the STV Pathfinder and her return to the … Continued

In November of 2021, Heddle Shipyards was awarded the new build contract for the Simcoe Islander II Cable ferry for the Frontenac township, and we are thrilled to report that construction is well underway at our Hamilton Shipyard. The Simcoe Islander II Cable Ferry new build represents the first large Ontario government vessel built in … Continued