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Montevideo, December 22nd 2024 - 18:35 UTC

Tag: Cammell Laird shipyard

  • Saturday, March 12th 2022 - 06:14 UTC

    UK has launched a 'refreshed' 30-year Shipbuilding Strategy, with an immediate £4 billion for the next 3 years

    During a visit to Cammell Laird Shipyard, the Prime Minister and Defense Secretary set out how the new strategy would level up regions across the UK (Pic PA)

    The Government United Kingdom has launched a refreshed National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSbS) to revitalize the UK’s world-renowned shipbuilding industry. More than £4 billion of government-wide investment has been earmarked for the shipbuilding sector across next 3 years. More than 150 new commercial and naval vessels to be delivered through strategy across the next 30 years.

  • Thursday, November 26th 2015 - 17:39 UTC

    UK's Cammell Laird will build BAS new £200 million polar research ship

    Cammell Laird chief executive, John Syvret CBE, met with NERC chief operating officer Paul Fox (L) to seal the deal in Birkenhead

    The Birkenhead shipyard Cammell Laird said it saw off competition from Europe and beyond including Korea and Singapore to be selected as the preferred bidder to build a new vessel for the UK-funded Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). The contract was signed last week and it is expected that full production will start in June next year, and on completion the vessel will be operated by NERC’s British Antarctic Survey (BAS).