BC Ferries picks Chinese shipyard to build four new boats

A rendering of a new BC Ferries vessel set to hit the waters in 2029. (BC Ferries Image)

By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press

Posted June 10, 2025 1:30 pm.

Last Updated June 10, 2025 5:30 pm.

BC Ferries has chosen a Chinese shipyard to build four new ferries for its passenger fleet, with the first arriving by 2029.

CEO Nicolas Jimenez says BC Ferries won’t release the cost of the contract with China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards, and adds he’s not worried about becoming a geopolitical bargaining chip in tensions between Canada and China.

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