For Immediate Release
March 26, 2025
(Vancouver, BC) – Today Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) announced three new ocean innovation projects valued at more than $10 million, including the $6 million Digital Ship Predictive Intelligence Project led by Vancouver, BC-based Seaspan Shipyards. This new project will enhance the lifespan, efficiency, and safety of marine vessels through leading-edge AI solutions that provide predictive analytics of vessel performance and maintenance.
The project is led by Seaspan in partnership with Maya Heat Transfer Technologies in Westmont, QC, and the CSL group in Montreal, QC. With a total value of $6 million, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster will invest $2.3 million, with the reminder of funding coming from project partners.
Implementing predictive maintenance for vessels will reduce environmental impacts as well as operating costs, while enhancements using deep learning, reinforcement learning, and generative AI algorithms will improve the reliability and efficiency of ships and marine equipment. These enhancements ensure the long-term sustainability of the maritime sector, and advance Canada’s position as a leader in maritime technology innovation.
The project’s adaptable and scalable data-centric and digital twin solutions will support private and public fleet management, providing support for legacy and advanced vessels. Project findings will be shared with the marine community to help other SMEs in the industry, building Canadian capabilities and talent.
Canada’s ocean community has developed a bold, collective goal to grow the country’s ocean economy by 5X to $220B by 2035, and continued investment in the accelerated development and commercialization of globally relevant, made in Canada ocean solutions like this one will help us realize this transformative growth potential mapped out through Ambition 2035.
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Media Contacts
Nancy Andrews
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster
nancy.andrews@oceansupercluster.ca
About Canada’s Ocean Supercluster
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster accelerates the development and commercialization of made-in-Canada ocean solutions in energy transition, food security, future of transport, and climate change while also growing more companies, creating more jobs, and attracting ocean talent. As Canada’s national ocean cluster, the OSC is a convenor of members, partners, and networks and a catalyst for transformative growth that helps build the robust ecosystem needed to help realize Ambition 2035 – a 5X growth potential in ocean in Canada by 2035. To date, the OSC has approved more than 120 projects valued at more than $500 million, which will deliver more than 300 new made-in-Canada ocean products, processes, and services to sell to the world.
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“The Digital Ship Predictive Intelligence Project is an exciting next step in the advancement of the Canadian maritime sector, enabling us to not only sustain this sector, but grow it,” said Kendra MacDonald, CEO of Canada’s Ocean Supercluster. “By co-investing in this project, we are stimulating economic growth and accelerating innovation in Canada’s ocean sector through the expansion of deep learning and ocean technology more broadly.”
Building reliable condition and predictive maintenance solutions requires expertise, cooperation, and commitment across Canada’s marine and digital industries. This project brings together an integrated team committed to innovative leadership and bringing together decades of experience in shipbuilding, maintenance and repair, software engineering team and data-driven analytics, and a globally operating fleet. Through this collaboration we strive to position Canada as a leader in maritime safety and sustainability.” – Jennifer Busler, Senior Manager, Innovation, Seaspan Shipyards