Royal Navy and Algoma Steel
Algoma Steel has landed on deck with the Royal Canadian Navy. The Sault Ste. Marie-based steelmaker has secured a major contract to supply plate for the hulls of the Royal Canadian Navy’s new joint support ships.
Seaspan Shipyards, along with its supply partner, Samuel Custom Plate, confirmed via press release that Algoma Steel Inc. has won the contract for work on Canada’s new joint support ships.
An excerpt from the press release, notes that — in working with Algoma Steel and Samuel Custom Plate — Seaspan is affirming its confidence in the Canadian steel industry.
Under the contract, Samuel Custom Plate will sub-contract Algoma Steel to provide steel plates which will be used to construct part of the hull of the joint support ships.
Algoma Steel employs about 3,000 workers at its plant operations in Sault Ste. Marie.
The company, whose iconic past and present spans more than 100 years of steely resolve, is once again taking part in history by participating in the revitalization of Canada’s shipbuilding industry.
Michael McQuade, who is the chief executive officer for Algoma Steel, relayed the following comments on the local company landing the big contract.
“Algoma Steel Inc. is pleased to supply steel plates for the new joint support ships currently being built by Seaspan Shipyards. Being competitively selected to provide a quality Canadian-made product is an encouraging endorsement of our capabilities,” McQuade began.
“The Algoma team is very proud to participate once again in a project of such national significance, contributing to the rebirth of the shipbuilding industry here in Canada,” McQuade added.
