21st Century Shipbuilding

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The new BAES Maritime shipbuilding hall in Govan has been officially named the Janet Harvey Hall, after one of the many women who took on industrial jobs when the country needed them most during the Second World War.
In 1940, at the age of 18, she joined the Clyde shipyard workforce working as an electrician.
Aged 96 Janet was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Engineering from Glasgow Caledonian University in recognition of her outstanding contribution during the war. She passed away on 11 November 2023 at the age of 101.
More photos at https://x.com/NavyLookout/status/182147 ... 34/photo/1
Also https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/glasgow ... ll-by-bae/

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UNCONFIRMED reports suggests Harland Wolff plc could be broken up and sold off in bits, forcing job losses and reducing UK industrial capacity to build future ships for the navy.
The US lender seems intent on selling the business, possibly by means of a pre-pack administration deal in which shareholders will be wiped out without any say in the matter
Australian Billionaire Clive Palmer who owns 3% of shares, says he offered the company £103m in support but the new directors have refused to speak with him.
About 400 employees in the business are also shareholders, if the business was to be sold for a small sum they equally would all lose out
Discussions are ongoing.

Also see https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/harland ... aval-work/

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New £12m shipbuilding skills academy opens in Glasgow

BAE Systems has announced the opening of a £12 million training facility at its Scotstoun shipyard in Glasgow, a move vital to sustaining Scotland’s shipbuilding workforce.
According to the company, the Applied Shipbuilding Academy is designed to support the development of BAE’s entire workforce, from apprentices to senior leaders, and aims to ensure the industry’s long-term viability.

Spanning 5,500 square metres, the Academy includes a Modern Trade Hall and a Flexible Learning Hub. The Hall offers practical training with realistic ship mock-ups, while the Hub provides teaching spaces, a STEM innovation lab, and conference facilities.

This facility will play a central role in the ongoing development of BAE Systems’ 4,500-strong Naval Ships workforce.

I happened to be nearby last week and popped by for a look. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/new-12m ... n-glasgow/

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German govt to nationalise cruise ship builder Meyer Werft to avoid bankruptcy.
Meanwhile UK govt refuses to bail out Harland Wolff plc critical to naval shipbuilding.
https://splash247.com/berlin-comes-in-t ... yer-werft/

Also noticed https://splash247.com/another-blade-fai ... wind-farm/

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On September 3, 1957, New York’s West Side, known as Luxury Liner Row, hosted a grand assembly of iconic Atlantic liners.

The photograph captures six of these classic ships, which arrived early that morning, marking the end of the summer vacation season the day after Labor Day. From top to bottom, the vessels included American Export Lines' INDEPENDENCE at Pier 84, United States Lines' flagship UNITED STATES at Pier 86, Greek Line's OLYMPIA and French Line's FLANDRE at Pier 88, and Cunard Line's MAURETANIA and QUEEN MARY at Pier 90. At Pier 92 was Cunard's BRITANNIC, which had arrived on August 31. This gathering of liners, 67 years ago, collectively brought around 9,400 passengers to New York in the luxury of the era. In contrast, today, Royal Caribbean's ICON OF THE SEAS alone can carry 7,600 passengers, nearly matching the capacity of all six classic liners combined.