Quebec / New Davie Yard: More than 500 employees being hired by July

Davie Canada Shipyard’s new owners are preparing to relaunch the Quebec City area’s idled shipbuilding operations, hiring the first 100 employees next month to build three vessels for maiden customer Cecon.

The company said Tuesday it has been working hard since the Nov. 15 acquisition to restart operations as “quickly as possible,” leading to more than 500 employees being hired by July.The additional workers will be added once a construction schedule is finalized for the second of three vessels for subsea oil and gas contractor Cecon, work that was put on hold when Davie obtained creditor protection in 2010.

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