Verreault Navigation awarded icebreaker maintenance contract by Canadian Coast Guard

The federal government announced Aug. 10 that Verreault Navigation Inc., a shipbuilding and repair firm based in Les Méchins, Que,. will perform a range of repairs on the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Pierre Radisson starting this September.

Among other retrofits, the contract worth C$8.7 million covers steel work, repairs on several of the icebreaker’s tanks, reconditioning of the ship’s helicopter deck and hangar, as well as maintenance work on the Pierre Radisson’s propulsion and steering components.