Canadian shipbuilder Davie has sent an unsolicited bid to build vessels already awarded to rival Seaspan by the country’s government.
It says it can construct or convert ships including icebreakers and multipurposes more cheaply, even at a reported CAD 1bn ($752m), Canadian Press reported.
Civilian ships were awarded to Seaspan in 2013 as part of Canada’s national shipbuilding strategy.
Davie has partly revived its own failed pitch from that year.
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