# Algoma Steel awarded $182M contract for polar icebreaker steel

Algoma Steel has been awarded a $182 million contract to supply Seaspan Shipyards with 24,000 metric tonnes of structural steel for six new polar icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-11-04
- Where: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
- Value: $136.5M (182.0M CAD)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 24,000 metric tonnes of structural steel
- Products: polar-class steel, structural steel for icebreakers
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Seaspan Shipyards](https://endata.com/companies/15427.md) (customer)
- [Algoma Steel Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/15428.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [cbc.ca](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/algoma-steel-icebreaker-deal-9.7409349), 2026-11-04: "Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., has been awarded a $182-million-dollar contract to help build a new fleet of polar icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard."

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