October 20, 201114 yr From DefenseNews [excerpt] Irving Top Winner in 20-Year Canadian Shipbuilding PlanBy DAVID PUGLIESE Published: 19 Oct 2011 17:06 HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - Irving Shipyards here was awarded the lion's share of Canada's future shipbuilding contracts on Wednesday. Irving has been selected to be the government-designated shipyard to construct the country's major warships over the next two decades, said François Guimont, deputy minister of Public Works and Government Services. That decision will put the shipyard in line to be awarded about 24 billion Canadian dollars ($25 billion) worth of shipbuilding contracts. These include the construction of the Royal Canadian Navy's Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships and the future fleet of Canadian Surface Combatants.
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