An artists rendering of a new Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker is shown in a handout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard The Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent sails past a iceberg in Lancaster Sound, Friday, July 11, 2008. The federal government revealed plans to build two new heavy icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward Victoria Shipyards and Island-based marine suppliers are likely to reap economic benefits after Seaspan Shipyards was awarded a contract for one of Canada’s new heavy icebreakers. “We have a pretty rich and skilled supply chain community on the Island and in Victoria — all boats rise when you have a massive program like the polar icebreaker,” said Amy MacLeod, vice-president of corporate affairs for Vancouver-based Seaspan. “The opportunities are not just for Seaspan, they are for the marine industry.”