# Canada’s Davie Shipbuilding Acquires Assets of Helsinki Shipyard

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/canada-s-davie-shipbuilding-acquires-assets-of-helsinki-shipyard/67549>\
**Category:** Scuttlebutt\
**Created:** [November 14, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/canada-s-davie-shipbuilding-acquires-assets-of-helsinki-shipyard/67549 "2023-11-14T00:00:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![captainralph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9e8a1a/32.png) [@captainralph](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/captainralph)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/canada-s-davie-shipbuilding-acquires-assets-of-helsinki-shipyard/67549/1 "2023-11-14T00:00:07Z")

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I wonder; _If or when_ you _can not or do not_ want to compete; Buy your competition.

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**Author:** ![Tupsis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@Tupsis](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Tupsis)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/canada-s-davie-shipbuilding-acquires-assets-of-helsinki-shipyard/67549/2 "2023-11-14T08:16:14Z")

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Here’s a link to the gCaptain article:

> **[Canada's Davie Shipbuilding Acquires Assets of Helsinki Shipyard](https://gcaptain.com/canadas-davie-shipbuilding-acquires-assets-of-helsinki-shipyard/)**
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> Davie Shipbuilding, Canada's largest shipbuilder and partner in the country's National Shipbuilding Strategy, has successfully completed the acquisition of Finland's Helsinki Shipyard Oy, the world's leading builder of icebreakers.

I wouldn’t say the two shipyards were competitors. However, with the acquisition Davie gains icebreaker construction experience in preparation for upcoming Canadian government projects (that need to be built in Canada) and Helsinki Shipyard gets a new owner that allows it to remain in business by making it more attractive to western clients.