Maritime Tales

Words by Dave McMillan, former CEO of Vard Marine Inc. (1989-2020)MV “Queen of Capilano” (image courtesy of BC Ferries)In September 1989, I began my... Read More

Words by Dave McMillan, former CEO of Vard Marine Inc. (1989-2020)Jones Act Oil/Chemical Tanker “American Phoenix”In 2005, American Heavy Lift (AHL) awarded Aker Yards... Read More

Words by Dave McMillan, former CEO of Vard Marine Inc. (1989-2020)ACV “LARUS” in FinlandLAMP-H design proposalIt was 1991, and after completing the two U.S.... Read More

Words by Dave McMillan, former CEO of Vard Marine Inc. (1989-2020)In the late 1990s, the company (at the time Kvaerner Masa Marine Inc.) worked... Read More

Original "Fremantle" classBDSA/KMM RPB DesignWords by Dave McMillan, former CEO of Vard Marine Inc. (1989-2020)We had been actively trying to expand our OPV vessel... Read More

Platform Supply Vessel - Pionero VARD 2 270 class for SeacorWords by Dave McMillan, former CEO of Vard Marine Inc. (1989-2020)In 2002, Bender Shipbuilding... Read More

Words by Dave McMillan, former CEO of Vard Marine Inc. (1989-2020) In the spring of 2002, the company was awarded a contract by Exxon... Read More

Words by Dave McMillan, former CEO of Vard Marine Inc. (1989-2020) The High Speed Monohull (HSM) Focused Technology Development Project was one of the... Read More

­Words by Dave McMillan, former CEO of Vard Marine Inc. (1989-2020)In 2001, we partnered with Marinette Marine to develop a new concept for the... Read More

­Words by Dave McMillan, former CEO of Vard Marine Inc. (1989-2020)In 1995, the company was awarded a contract by the Advanced Research Projects Agency... Read More

­Words by Dave McMillan, former CEO of Vard Marine Inc. (1989-2020)In 1990, soon after joining Wartsila Marine, I was assigned the position as project... Read More

­Words by Dave McMillan, former CEO of Vard Marine Inc. (1989-2020) One of the decisions that had the greatest impact through the life of... Read More