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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.

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.

As the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine worsens, we are working diligently to support the people who have been impacted by the war.

Heddle Shipyards is proud to announce that all three of our Ontario Shipyards are fully booked for the 2022 winter works season.

Heddle Shipyards has been awarded the vessel life extension of the Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker, the CCGS Amundsen ushering in a new era of growth and stability for the storied Port Weller Dry Docks.

Heddle Shipyards has divested from our operating entity on the East Coast, Heddle Marine Service (NL) Inc.

It was a summer of progress and excitement for the Heddle Shipyards and Fabmar Metals team in Thunder Bay.

We are proud to announce that the Port Weller Dry Docks will be full for another busy winter work period with two Seaway max lakers.

Anyone who has worked in the ship repair and construction industry in Ontario will tell you our industry is not for the faint of heart.

After the busiest winter works period at the Port Weller Dry Docks in the past decade, it is important to reflect on how we got here and where we came from.

             Now that the 2020/2021 winter works season has drawn to a close, it is important to reflect upon Heddle Shipyards’ achievements over the past year and the people who helped make them possible.

            For decades, the Port Weller Dry Docks in St.

Dating back to the days of fighting sail, the maritime community has always maintained our deep-seated traditions.

Since March, we have all had to adjust our way of life because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over the last three months, we have all faced challenges dealing with an unprecedented global pandemic.

It is no secret that both the shipping and ship repair industry in Canada face an uphill battle when it comes to attracting skilled men and women to our industry.

Take a drive down Lakeshore Road towards Lock One on the Welland Canal, and you will be greeted by sight not seen since in many years.

Heddle Shipyards has come a long way in the thirty plus years that we have been in business.

As a busy summer draws to a close and the preparations for winter works begin to take place, Heddle Shipyards is looking forward to an active fall with a number of large and exciting project on the horizon.

It was with great pride that on June 4th, Heddle Shipyards delivered its most recent new build project, the Kearl Lake small ice breaking hull.

As Heddle Shipyards continues to grow and take on bigger and more complex projects, the building up of our project management department has become an increasing priority.

Normally with winter works having long finished and most of our commercial partners firing on all cylinders, the action around the shipyards starts to taper off.