CP NewsAlert: BC Ferries picks Chinese shipyard to build four new boats

By Canadian Press on June 10, 2025.

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.

More coming.

Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press