TKMS and Seaspan Shipyards have signed a teaming agreement to collaborate on supporting the Government of Canada in achieving a sovereign sustainment capability for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP). Photo credit: Seaspan.com
VANCOUVER – TKMS and Seaspan Shipyards have signed a Teaming Agreement towards achieving a sovereign sustainment capability for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP).
As part of this agreement, TKMS and Seaspan will work with the Royal Canadian Navy and the Department of National Defence to establish a Canadian-led integrated sustainment enterprise team.
TKMS has more than 9,100 employees at three shipyards in Kiel, Germany, Wismar and Itajaí (Brazil), and with locations worldwide. The company is active as a systems supplier for submarines and naval surface vessels as well as for maritime electronics and security technologies.
The collaboration combines TKMS’s global submarine lifecycle expertise with Seaspan’s established Canadian sustainment capabilities, with additional export potential linked to TKMS’s international programs.
“We are pleased to join forces with Seaspan, a company with deep experience in ship sustainment and a strong Canadian industrial footprint,” says Thomas Keupp, Chief Sales Officer at TKMS. “This teaming agreement reflects our shared commitment to long-term support excellence and aligns with the objectives of the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project, ensuring that Canadian naval platforms are supported by robust, reliable, and sovereign sustainment capabilities throughout their life cycle.”
Under the agreement, TKMS and Seaspan intend to work together as an integrated team with Canada to develop and deliver capabilities that ensure effective sustainment and lifecycle support of future submarine platforms in Canada, with an emphasis on maintaining operational readiness and supporting the Royal Canadian Navy’s requirements.
The collaboration is intended to leverage Seaspan’s naval and submarine in-service support expertise, workforce and existing Canadian submarine supply chain, together with TKMS’s submarine engineering and global sustainment experience, to establish a comprehensive approach to through-life support that benefits the CPSP and helps grow Canada’s domestic naval sustainment enterprise.
Canada has identified a critical priority for the CPSP project to establish a sovereign sustainment capability for the future submarines on both the west and east coasts of Canada. This capability integrates the Royal Canadian Navy, the Maritime Equipment Program, the Fleet Maintenance Facilities and Canadian Industry.
“The CPSP is one of the highest priorities for the long-term defence and security of Canada’s sovereignty,” says John McCarthy, CEO of Seaspan Shipyards. “As the only shipyard in Canada with submarine maintenance expertise, Seaspan is well-positioned to deliver on the decades-long sustainment of this new fleet and to contribute meaningfully to this country’s maritime defence industrial base.
“We are excited to partner with TKMS on this critical capability for Canada and we look forward to working closely with their team and the Royal Canadian Navy, the Maritime Equipment Program and the Fleet Maintenance Facilities to build a truly Canadian submarine sustainment program.”
Seaspan Shipyards is Canada’s largest ship design, engineering, building, sustainment and repair company, and is the only Canadian shipyard company with deep submarine experience, expertise, workforce and supply chain. They have workforce of over 5,000 in North Vancouver and Victoria.
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