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W H AT I S T H E O N E T H I N G T H AT H A S YO U M O S T
F I R E D U P TO DAY?
Seeing the renewed interest in Arctic defence and science
exploration through such agreements as the Icebreaker
Collaboration Effort (ICE Pact) is immensely exciting both as
a shipbuilder and as a Canadian. Over 70 per cent of Canada's
coastline is located in the Arctic and it's critical that we as a
country maintain access year-round to support and defend our
northern communities/waters, and Canadian sovereignty and
security as a whole.
H OW I S YO U R O RG A N I ZAT I O N C H A N G I N G T H E
G A M E W I T H I N YO U R I N D U S T RY S E CTO R?
Seaspan has only been building ships for 10 years. We cut
steel on our first NSS vessel, the first Offshore Fisheries
Science Vessel, in 2015. But, in only a decade, we have helped
to rebuild a shipbuilding industry on the West Coast from
essentially nothing. Through these efforts, we have created
a cross-Canada marine supply chain of nearly 800 Canadian
companies that are helping us build ships, more than half
of which are SMEs. Seaspan has also developed the largest
marine engineering and design capability in Canada. Through
our continuous improvements efforts and lessons learned on
building complex, first-in-class ships, Seaspan has become one
of the most modern, efficient, and capable shipyards in North
America, and completely changed how ships are designed and
built in Canada.
CHIEF ENGINEER – POLAR ICEBREAKER
SEASPAN
JESS FETTERMAN
If you've made a mistake or noticed
something is incorrect or unsafe,
say something—it's ok to be wrong,
but it's not ok to sweep it under the
rug. Nearly everything is fixable
if known, and the sooner it gets
corrected the less impact it has on
the project and on the workforce.
WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU RECEIVED?
For the interview, see page 26
