Maritime Boat Building 'Boom' Fueled by Lobster Industry
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [CBC/Radio-Canada] By Paul Withers - April 8, 2016
The wait for new fishing boats is now 2020 at some boat yards in the Maritimes
Maritime boat yards are operating at full capacity to meet demand for new lobster fishing boats — costing upwards of $1 million each — which has wait times for those new vessels stretching years into the future.
"We are fully booked for the next three to four years. Fully booked. To get a boat, we could start in 2019, but 2020 for completion," said Fraser Challoner, co-owner of Wedgeport Boats Limited, which employs 35 people in the small southwest Nova Scotia fishing community.
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Maritime Boat Building 'Boom' Fueled by Lobster Industry
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [CBC/Radio-Canada] By Paul Withers - April 8, 2016
The wait for new fishing boats is now 2020 at some boat yards in the Maritimes
Maritime boat yards are operating at full capacity to meet demand for new lobster fishing boats — costing upwards of $1 million each — which has wait times for those new vessels stretching years into the future.
"We are fully booked for the next three to four years. Fully booked. To get a boat, we could start in 2019, but 2020 for completion," said Fraser Challoner, co-owner of Wedgeport Boats Limited, which employs 35 people in the small southwest Nova Scotia fishing community.
The company requires a $10,000 deposit to...
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