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To receive our NEWSLETTER click here December 1, 2005 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS TO KICK OFF AT THE GRUNT CLUB!! For those who will be in attendance at the 71st annual Grunt Club Dinner, this Friday December 2nd, at the Hilton Bonaventure Montréal, please feel free to stop by Groupe Maritime Verreault's customary suite - 1120-22. With Verreault Navigation's 50th anniversary in 2006 looming very large on the horizon, we will be in very high spirits as we reflect upon 50 successful and exciting years of operations and look ahead to another equally successful 50 years. It promises to be a very big year for the company - and of course, who better to kick things off with in style, than our valued clients and business associates alike! UPDATE ON YARD ACTIVITIES Hot on the heels of November 22's Update on yard activities, Groupe Maritime Verreault, is extremely pleased to announce several other high profile and noteworthy projects that have both been undertaken and are underway at the Verreault Navigation facilities during the past number of weeks. Picking up where the most recent newsletter left off, dry dock activities since mid-September have included the second visit by a Canadian Naval owned vessel in a twelve month period. Following last years successful dry docking of the HMCS. Quest, the yard recently secured and completed the contract to perform the ten yearly inspection and repairs on the SNC-Lavalin managed Kingston Class vessel HMCS Kingston. Following the departure of the HMCS. Kingston, the early stages of a major refit project for 2006 were begun when Groupe C.T.M.A.'s Madeleine entered the dry dock for a week's worth of 3-D model scans. The scans were done in an effort to increase accuracy in the production of a large number of sponson modules. These modules will be produced and installed by Verreault Navigation in compliance with a Transport Canada initiative to implement further stern support to passenger ferries operating in Canada. This project is significant on a number of levels, not least of all that it marks what will be the first of many such projects for Canada's fleet of ferries. The project also represents a significant collaborative effort between a number of key players, all with very distinct, but equally important roles to play in the advancement of the Canadian maritime industry, including of course, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Transport Canada, Groupe C.T.M.A. and Verreault Navigation. Immediately following the departure of the Madeleine, the S.T.Q. ferry Lucien L. entered the dry dock for routine inspections and maintenance. With an annual average of three S.T.Q. vessel dockings per year over the past several years, Verreault Navigation, is proud to be offering such regular service to one of Québec's most significant and essential maritime services, and happily recognizes the importance of the relationship that exists between the S.T.Q. and itself. This relationship has only become stronger of late with the recent commencement of work at the federal wharf on the Catherine- Legardeur. The project, which will be completed in tandem with the Madeleine over the course of the next few months, involves another refit project for the yard, specifically speaking, the complete renewal of the vessel's accommodations and bridge. Currently in dry dock, is Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Inshore Fisheries Research vessel C.C.G.S. Calanus II. The vessel, which operates out of nearby Ste-Flavie as part of the Maurice Lamontagne Institute research facilities is on site for general repairs and maintenance. Also very significant to the yard in terms of setting new standards for delivery times, was the recent completion of emergency repairs on Canada Steamship Line's Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin by Verreault Navigation. The vessel, which arrived in mid-October following damages sustained on the St. Lawrence Seaway, underwent major steelwork in order to repair a severely damaged bow section. During it's time in dry dock, 65 tonnes of steel were replaced by Verreault Navigation's highly efficient and productive welding department. Also damaged and in need of repairs was the tail shaft. While in dry dock the vessel also underwent routine repairs, and inspections as well as blasting and painting of the hull. By all accounts, given the extent of the damages, repairs to the vessel were conducted in record time - allowing C.S.L. to return the vessel to it's operating schedule with minimal time lost. Should you wish any further information on this project or would like to have a quote for any work you are planning for the future, do not hesitate to contact us at: Verreault Navigation inc.  |
