page_title: Irving Shipbuilding
section_title: Shelburne Ship Repair
hierarchical_section_title: Irving Shipbuilding / Facilities / Shelburne Ship Repair
caption_attribution_description: Shelburne NS Shipyard The white ship is &quot;Pearl Mist&quot;. In January 2008, the folks behind small-ship line American Cruise Lines announced the formation of a new cruise venture called Pearl Seas Cruises, which was to begin worldwide service in 2009 with a brand-new, all-suite ship called Pearl Mist. Then problems began to surface. In May 2009, the ship's sea trials ended with the line claiming that deficiencies had been uncovered that required the cancellation of its planned inaugural season. The rest of 2009 came and went, ditto for 2010, 2011 and 2012. Pearl Seas is suing Irving for some $60 million. The ship on the right is &quot;MV Geysir&quot;. It is a U.S.-flagged general cargo/container ship owned by TransAtlantic Lines LLC. Originally named Amazonia, the 90-meter ship was built by American Atlantic Shipping in 1980 to serve a route from the United States to Brazil. The ship is now used to carry cargo to U.S. activities in the Azores.
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: ISI's Shelburne Ship Repair facility is equipped to serve small and medium-size vessels. The yard has marine railway capable of lifting 3,500 tonnes and can be subdivided for two different vessels. It also has 752 metres of wharf available with a draft of 9.1 metres and can accommodate vessels of up to 229 metres alongside.
  Shelburne Ship Repair employed 48 employees (FTE) in 2009 at above-average wage rates.
caption: Shelburne Shipyard in 2012
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