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Government of Canada Strengthens Capacity to Respond to Marine Pollution

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Cameron Janz  |  3702 Views

Aqua-Guard has been awarded a second contract under Canada's Environmental Response Equipment Modernization initiative of the Oceans Protection Plan designed to protect Canada’s coasts and waterways

From: Public Services and Procurement Canada

News release

September 10, 2019 - Gatineau, Quebec - Public Services and Procurement Canada

Under the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada is making sure the Canadian Coast Guard has the equipment it needs to respond to incidents along our coastlines in a timely and efficient manner.

Following open and competitive processes, Public Services and Procurement Canada, on behalf of the Canadian Coast Guard, has awarded three contracts totalling $16.4 million to Canadian companies to provide modern and efficient equipment to respond to marine pollution incidents:

Aqua-Guard Spill Response Inc., of Vancouver, British Columbia, was awarded a contract of $2,575,720 for 37 compact, portable, oleophilic skimmers. They are used to recover spilled oil in both calm waters and the interior spaces of small vessels.

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-services-procurement/news/2019/09/government-of-canada-strengthens-capacity-to-respond-to-marine-pollution.html

Quote from Aqua-Guard's CEO Cameron Janz:

"We are very excited to continue working with the Canadian Coast Guard and Public Services and Procurement Canada. The supply of these thirty-seven (37) compact oil skimming systems further increases Canada's capacity to respond to marine oil spills in both calm waters and the interior spaces of small vessels. The  RBS TRITON 20 oil skimming systems will be delivered to locations across Canada and provide compatibility with the fifty-seven (57) larger RBS TRITON 60 oil skimming systems we have supplied to Canada in the last 16 months."

About Aqua-Guard

Aqua-Guard provides a range of state-of-the-the-art oil spill response solutions including the URO Skimmer System and the RBS TRITON™ range of oil skimmers—all built on Aqua-Guard’s patented RBS TRITON™ technology to deliver some of the highest efficiency and recovery rates in the industry.