page_title: Irving Shipbuilding
section_title: 21st-century developments
hierarchical_section_title: Irving Shipbuilding / History / 21st-century developments
caption_attribution_description: English: SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Aug. 30, 2011) Vice Adm. Kevin McCoy, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command, delivers the keynote address at a luncheon during Fleet Maintenance and Modernization Symposium 2011. McCoy spoke of the importance of total lifecycle management of fleet resources in a challenging fiscal environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Greg Vojtko/Released)
context_page_description: Irving Shipbuilding Inc. is a Canadian shipbuilder and in-service support provider.
  The company owns industrial fabricator Woodside Industries in Dartmouth, Halifax Shipyard as the largest facility
  and company head office. In addition, the Shelburne Ship Repair for serving small and medium-sized vessels and
  Halifax-based Fleetway Inc., an engineering and design, support and project management firm.
  Irving Shipbuilding Inc. was incorporated in 1959 and is headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The company operates as a subsidiary of J.D. Irving Limited.
context_section_description: On 27 June 2003, Irving Shipbuilding announced that it had signed an agreement with the federal government for $55 million in economic readjustment funding provided that Saint John Shipbuilding be closed permanently.
  In 2008 Irving Shipbuilding was awarded a $549M contract to modernize seven of Canada's fleet of Halifax-class frigates. In 2016, the final frigate, HMCS Toronto, completed modernization at the Halifax Shipyard.
  In September 2009, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister of National Defence announced that nine mid shore patrol vessels were being ordered from Irving Shipbuilding to be constructed at Halifax Shipyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia for a cost of $194 million.
  In January 2010, ownership of Shelburne Ship Repair was transferred to Irving Shipbuilding in an agreement under the province's Industrial Expansion Fund whereby Nova Scotia would provide an $8.8-million loan for the yard's upgrades. Irving Shipbuilding operated the Shelburne Ship Repair for 13 years under lease.
  Later, in 2010, Irving Shipbuilding invested $16.6 million in upgrades of Shelburne Ship Repair, to modernize the yard's cradle and marine railway, as well as the wharf. The upgrade was completed between April 2010 and Aug 2011 and included removing the old cradle and marine railway and designing and building new ones to accommodate two larger vessels simultaneously.  It also included dredging and reconstructing the wharf, general paving and repairs, fencing and shop and office repairs.
  In 2011, the historic National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) was undertaken by the Canadian Government, seeking to identify two shipbuilding "Centres of Excellence" for the country for the next 30 years. Irving Shipbuilding was selected by the Canadian Government to build the Royal Canadian Navy's new combat fleet, a program that comprises 21 vessels and $25 billion over a period of 30 years.
  In 2013 Irving Shipbuilding has started its $300-million modernization of the Halifax Shipyard to accommodate the building of vessels for the federal government.
  On August 6, 2013 Kevin M. McCoy joined the company as a President of Irving Shipbuilding Inc.
  In January, 2015 Irving Shipbuilding and the federal government have signed a contract to build six Arctic offshore patrol ships and the deal guarantees the Halifax yard five ships with a ceiling of $2.3 billion.
  On October, 2016 Irving Shipbuilding Inc. and the Nunavut Research Institute (NRI) awarded $2 million in funding to nine applied Arctic research projects.
  On March, 2017 Irving Shipbuilding announced it would contribute $4.52 million to the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship, as part an obligation under the National Shipbuilding Strategy that requires the company to re-invest a portion of its contract revenues.
caption: Kevin M. McCoy, a President of Irving Shipbuilding Inc. since 2013
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