Post by ferryfast admin on May 3, 2012 13:48:00 GMT -5
New ferries could be built outside province
Government to look at shipyards around
globe to kick-start construction of vessels
CBC News
For photo of Minister Tom Henderson, see:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2012/05/03/nl-hedderson-new-ferries-503.html
Posted: May 3, 2012 2:28 PM NT
Last Updated: May 3, 2012 3:34 PM NT
Transportation Minister Tom Hedderson says the province will launch a global search for shipyards that could construct new ferries. Transportation Minister Tom Hedderson says the province will launch a global search for shipyards that could construct new ferries. (CBC)
Delays, blown deadlines plague new ferry builds
The Newfoundland and Labrador government could build new ferries in shipyards outside the province, Transportation and Works Minister Tom Hedderson says.
The decision is a major reversal of course. The government had previously intended to have all 10 planned new ships constructed within Newfoundland and Labrador. Two have been completed.
The province will seek expressions of interest from shipyards globally in the coming months, as it plans to build a replacement for the Captain Earl W. Winsor.
The Winsor, which is 40 years old, serves the Fogo Island run.
It will be the largest of all 10 ferries to be built.
The Winsor “serves a high number of residents in an area where the tourism industry is growing rapidly, and the vessel is at the end of its service life,” Hedderson said at a press conference Thursday.
“These conditions have created a need to replace this vessel in the near future, and given the cost and logistics associated with this project, it is clear that seeking expressions of interest is the best way to generate a list of companies that are capable of offering competitive bids and timelines.”
But there are still no firm timelines on when a replacement vessel will be in the water. The province hopes to let a contract in early 2013.
Fogo Island has been without ferry service for part of this week, as a replacement vessel broke down. Another replacement is en route.
Government to look at shipyards around
globe to kick-start construction of vessels
CBC News
For photo of Minister Tom Henderson, see:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2012/05/03/nl-hedderson-new-ferries-503.html
Posted: May 3, 2012 2:28 PM NT
Last Updated: May 3, 2012 3:34 PM NT
Transportation Minister Tom Hedderson says the province will launch a global search for shipyards that could construct new ferries. Transportation Minister Tom Hedderson says the province will launch a global search for shipyards that could construct new ferries. (CBC)
Delays, blown deadlines plague new ferry builds
The Newfoundland and Labrador government could build new ferries in shipyards outside the province, Transportation and Works Minister Tom Hedderson says.
The decision is a major reversal of course. The government had previously intended to have all 10 planned new ships constructed within Newfoundland and Labrador. Two have been completed.
The province will seek expressions of interest from shipyards globally in the coming months, as it plans to build a replacement for the Captain Earl W. Winsor.
The Winsor, which is 40 years old, serves the Fogo Island run.
It will be the largest of all 10 ferries to be built.
The Winsor “serves a high number of residents in an area where the tourism industry is growing rapidly, and the vessel is at the end of its service life,” Hedderson said at a press conference Thursday.
“These conditions have created a need to replace this vessel in the near future, and given the cost and logistics associated with this project, it is clear that seeking expressions of interest is the best way to generate a list of companies that are capable of offering competitive bids and timelines.”
But there are still no firm timelines on when a replacement vessel will be in the water. The province hopes to let a contract in early 2013.
Fogo Island has been without ferry service for part of this week, as a replacement vessel broke down. Another replacement is en route.