Shipyards

A UK Shipyard previously owned by Babcock Marine which built a quartet of 'Beckett' class OPV90's for the Irish Naval Service has been given a British MoD pledge to build a trio of warships creating 600 jobs.

UK Shipyard that Built 'Beckett' Series for Irish Navy Given Warship Pledge at H&W Appledore

22nd October 2020 Shipyards

A UK shipyard that built a quartet of 'Beckett' class OPV's for the Irish Naval Service has been given a British Ministry of Defence pledge to build three warships which has been hailed as good news for Appledore Shipyard in…

SPORTING A NEW LOOK: Former Royal Mail Ship, RMS St. Helena that served its South Atlantic UK territory namesake is now to be used to transport a new electric off-road racing series called Extreme E. The 30 year old Scottish built ship simply renamed without its RMS status as St. Helena, last month completed 18 months in dry dock following a multi-million pound refit contract at Cammell Laird on Merseyside. On the opposite side of the Irish Sea at Dublin Port, the RMS St. Helena made a notable once off visit during a special charter cruise in 1995.

Irish Sea Shipyard In UK Cammell Laird Reports Strong 2020 With Continous Work

20th October 2020 Shipyards

The Irish Sea shipyard of Cammell Laird in the UK at Birkenhead on Merseyside has reported a strong 2020 despite the challenges of Covid-19 – with its construction hall, workshops and dry docks in continuous use since the start of…

Port Glasgow in south-west Scotland where Hull 802, seen to the right of the shipyard, is one of two delayed CalMac ferries.

Scottish Shipyard Signs £15m Contracts with Firms for Ferry Support

29th September 2020 Shipyards

Scottish shipbuilder Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) has placed three contracts, worth more than £15 million, with companies to continue work on two CalMac ferries It’s hoped that the move, The National reports, is in order to further progress the completion…

Appledore shipyard in Cornwall, UK is hosting career open days this week, Thursday and Friday. Above Afloat adds is the covered building hall of the shipyard on the banks of the River Torridge where the last ship floated-out was the Irish Naval Service L.E. George Bernard Shaw in March 2018. Late last month, Afloat also adds the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid a visit to the newly acquired Harland & Wolff (Appledore) shipyard. At the re-opening of the Cornish shipyard the PM commented that this will be a fantastic opportunity for the entire UK. We must get on and “build, build, build”.

H&W Appledore to Host 'Career' Open Days for Prospective Workers At Renamed UK Shipyard

7th September 2020 Shipyards

Initial steps to getting local workers back through the gates of Appledore Shipyard in the UK began last week with two careers open days. New operator Harland & Wolff is hosting to events at the Cornish site for prospective employees…

Appledore Shipyard on the River Torridge in north Devon has been acquired by owners of the Belfast shipyard Harland & Wolff

Historic UK Shipyard Appledore Acquired by Owners of Harland & Wolff

25th August 2020 Shipyards

In the UK the Appledore Shipyard in south-west England which built its last ship for the Irish Naval Service is set to reopen, it has been announced. The historic shipyard as previously reported, has been acquired by Infrastrata, the owners of Belfast…

This twitter photo was posted about one month after the first of Viking Cruises three ships (of a larger fleet) arrived in June at the famous Belfast shipyard. AFLOAT had tracked them also last month (see below) and as of today the cruiseships remain at the shipyard. Viking Sun is docked in Belfast Dry-Dock while berthed at the fit-out quay are Viking Sky astern of the final trio the Viking Sea.

Plans to Raise £9m By Owners of Harland & Wolff (Where Cruiseship Trio Occupy Belfast Shipyard)

30th July 2020 Shipyards

Owner of Belfast's iconic Harland and Wolff shipyard, InfraStrata, is set to move forward with its plans to raise £9m. The company, reports InsiderMedia, first outlined its proposals in early July, with the motion having now been passed by shareholders.…

Appledore Shipyard in North Devon closed with the loss of 200 jobs. AFLOAT adds the UK shipyard (Babcock Marine & Technology) completed the fourth and final of the Irish Naval Service (INS) P60 class OPV LÉ George Bernard Shaw (P64) which also became the last ship built at the UK facility that also constructed modular sections for a pair of Royal Navy 'Queen Elizabeth' aircraft carriers of recent years. As for the 'P64'/Playwright ship is seen above on a joint exersise in the Celtic Sea with the Royal Navy's HMS Tyne (P281). The exercise involved conducting manoeuvring, comms, RAS & ship handling serials and according to the INS was a great opportunity to enhance interoperability and train sailors with their UK counterparts. Afloat finally adds the joint nations-naval exercise concluded on Bloomsday, 16 June.

Plans of A Deal to Reopen UK Shipyard in Appledore, Devon Imminent Says Union

21st July 2020 Shipyards

According to BusinessLive, a deal in the UK is close to being struck which would see the Appledore shipyard in north Devon reopen, according to union bosses. GMB, the shipbuilding union, says early indications of a deal to re-open the…

Irish flagged freighter Huelin Dispatch during Dundalk Shipping's charter to Channel Island Lines which no longer remains, however the 8 crew of the general cargoship is currently elsewhere as revealed below. The above scene shows the ship during container handling in St. Hellier, Jersey. In total 188 TEU containers can be carried and on the hatch cover between containers it would appear is a truck drop trailer unit?

Deal or No-Deal: Irish Flagged Cargoship from Cork Dockyard Heads to UK's 'Ferry' Brexit Waters

4th June 2020 Shipyards

So where next? Afloat posed the question after the Irish flagged Huelin Dispatch departed Cork Dockyard last week and to initially anchor offshore prior to the ship's arrival in UK waters this week, writes Jehan Ashmore. The Dundalk Shipping (DSC)…

In this file photo is the occasion of the Irish flagged container/general cargoship M.V. Huelin Dispatch which is seen in the graving dry-dock at Cork Dockyard in 2017. The vessel since returned on 13th May for routine inspection and as of yesterday departed Ireland's sole dry-dock for ships and remains this evening at anchor offshore of Cork Harbour awaiting orders for the next charter.

Irish Flagged Cargoship Departs Ireland's Sole 'Ship' Dockyard With A Charter to Where Next?

28th May 2020 Shipyards

It is pleasing for Afloat to track an Irish flagged cargoship that appropriately used an Irish Dockyard, albeit sadly at the only dry-dock facility available for 'ships' in the State, writes Jehan Ashmore. The shipyard is Cork Dockyard, as distinct…

Close up Afloat adds of one the iconic pair of Harland & Wolff gantry cranes

Belfast Shipyard Harland & Wolff and Spanish Firm in Naval Bid

28th May 2020 Shipyards

Belfast shipyard Harland & Wolff is to team up with the Spanish firm Navantia to bid for the contract to build UK naval support ships The Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme covers three logistics vessels. Procurement of the ships was…

Harland & Wolff has received inquiries from `several cruise ship owners... unable to operate their fleet during the Covid-19 crisis'.

Shipyard Owner of Harland & Wolff Misses Final Payment `Due to Covid-19 Distruption'

3rd May 2020 Shipyards

InfraStrata the energy firm has asked for an extension from Harland and Wolff administrators to pay the final instalment for its purchase of the Belfast shipyard - due last Thursday - blaming the coronavirus pandemic. The company still has £1.45m…

File photo: Derek Mackay the (former) Finance Secretary of Scotland AFLOAT adds pictured at the shipyard of Ferguson Marine with one of the newbuild ferry pair under construction for CalMac in Port Glasgow on the Clyde.

Shipyard in Scotland: Offshore Firm Benefits As Taxpayer Millions Spent On Fixing Damage Already Done

22nd April 2020 Shipyards

Shipyard Ferguson Marine which is owned by the Scottish Government, has ploughed nearly £3m into two companies without going to competitive tender to help resolve the fiasco over the delivery of two new (island) lifeline ferries, the Herald on Sunday…

Harland & Wolff Shipyard Horn Sounds After 20 Years in Appreciation of NHS Workers

10th April 2020 Shipyards

In Belfast’s world-famous Harland and Wolff shipyard where the Titanic was built, the horn which hasn’t been sounded for more than twenty years, reverberated loud and clear across the city on Thursday night at 8 pm in appreciation of NHS…

The UK's Royal Fleet Auxiliary replenishment supplies and fuel tanker RFA Fort Victoria following a 30 year Special Survey dry-docking at Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead on Merseyside. AFLOAT also adds pictured in the facilities non-tidal wet basin is the newbuild scientific research vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough.

Large UK Naval Auxiliary Replenishment Ship Completes Special Survey In Merseyside Shipyard

3rd March 2020 Shipyards

One of the largest vessels operated by the UK Ministry of Defence, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's RFA Fort Victoria has returned to sea following a dry-docking period at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead. According to the shipyard on Merseyside the vessel had…