Seaspan collaborates with four Canadian marine companies
by CM staff
These agreements will provide growth opportunities across the pan-Canadian supply chain, enabling companies to sustain and grow over the long term.
Photo: CNW Group/Seaspan Shipyards.
NORTH VANCOUVER — Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) has awarded three contracts totaling approximately $2.6 million to enable four Canadian companies in the marine industry to advance digitalization and modernize shipbuilding and fleet maintenance.
These agreements will provide growth opportunities across the pan-Canadian supply chain, enabling companies to sustain and grow over the long term.
In March 2022, Seaspan launched its HoloShip platform, an visualization system that allows designers, engineers, and production teams to virtually experience a fully detailed, three-dimensional, and accurate digital model of a vessel, using an integrated 5.6-metre-wide display wall and virtual reality headset.
The HoloShip platform and the projects being announced are part of Seaspan Shipyards’ value proposition commitments under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy. In addition to providing funding, Seaspan will give Gastops, BCS Automation, 3GA Marine and Kognitiv Spark access to its HoloShip platform.
Seaspan is accelerating digital transformation through supporting these specific projects:
BCS Automation (Ontario) – is developing a cutting-edge solution that represents a ship’s control and monitoring system. This system will be made available through a virtual interface that aims to improve vessel design and reduce the vessels overall life cycle cost. Through this project, BCS Automation seeks to create a powerful digital tool and push the boundaries in predictive digital twins.
Gastops (Ontario) – is developing a digital twin solution that aims to optimize vessel maintenance and performance by proactively identifying and quantifying vessel equipment performance and maintenance issues before they reach a critical stage. Through this project, Gastops seeks to develop a predictive maintenance solution that can be applied to newly built vessels during both the design and operational phases and build out their tools and offerings for marine propulsion systems.
3GA Marine (British Columbia) and Kognitiv Spark (New Brunswick) – are collaborating to develop a mixed reality solution with an aim to allow onboard vessel operators to visualize and control ship systems and equipment from anywhere. This technology provides users with real-time customizable digital information, enabling operators to access essential technical data in a mixed reality environment.
“Seaspan’s partnership with leading Canadian companies in the marine industry is another important step to boost innovation and support the country’s marine supply chains, while leveraging the use of the HoloShip platform. This will help to ensure we have the modern ships needed and lead to the creation of well-paying jobs for Canadians,” said François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
