Marine Railway in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Aecon Fabco offers work in the Marine Railway industry. The service may not be offered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, but Aecon Fabco has an attractive facility located in Pictou, Nova Scotia that it acquired with the pre-existing Marine Railway with side yard transfer capability. Other key features of the Pictou location include adjoining developed properties that offer unique and specialized services.

Marine Railway work can be a lengthy process when servicing these vessels and a secondary requirement relates to the railway’s capability for side yard transfer. Vessels are placed in a scheduled queue based on the projected schedule to complete the refit. Vessels requiring more repair time are placed on the Marine Railway first and transferred to the side yard. This feature allows for simultaneous work on multiple vessels at the same time. This feature differentiates yards with Marine Railways that are restricted to removing/holding single vessels at a time, or railways that can only take two vessels from the water at a time but in a bow to stern manner.