CHANTIER DAVIE CANADA INC .
Canada ’ s largest shipbuilder , Chantier Davie Canada , reveals how it is updating its technology to connect a shipyard the size of a small town
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E stablished in 1825 , Chantier Davie Canada has been building ships for almost 200 years but has just started to take the first steps on its digital transformation journey . The shipyard is the largest , highest capacity , and most experienced in Canada . Davie Shipbuilding has a vision of being the nation ’ s “ premier shipyard providing national strategic capability when it comes to the digital transformation ,” claims Jeremy Citone , Technology Director of Chantier Davie Canada . “ The yard has recently delivered the most complex vessel ever built in North America , and we are now focusing on innovating new ferries which use clean energy .”
“ Being in a company with so much history , it ’ s a challenge in itself . Facilities are more than 2 kmsq . With its 56 buildings , it is really like a small town . When the shipyard reopened in 2012 , it was 10 years behind with technology . Everything needed to be updated , from security , IT infrastructure to introducing Internet of Things ,” notes Citone . Despite
MAY 2019