Hamilton’s Heddle Shipyards has entered a partnership with Seaspan shipyards, to build steel ship components. Heddle Shipyards will be the primary supplier for ladders, gratings and handrails for Seaspan, who has a contract with the Canadian government to build joint support ships. The deal is expected to generate tens of millions of dollars for Ontario, will see Heddle produce parts for at least three immediate shipbuilding projects, including an offshore oceanographic science vessel and others over the next decade.
