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Shipbuilding News – Early January 2025

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The publicly owned Ferguson Marine shipyard faces an “uncertain” future, a spending watchdog has warned. The Port Glasgow yard has no work beyond the MV Glen Rosa, which is due to be delivered in September 2025.  The Auditor General for Scotland also criticised some recent redundancy payments and highlighted “inadequate governance and decision-making”.

A spokesman for Ferguson Marine said it remained optimistic that its bid for the Small Vessel Replacement Programme (SVRP), external tender and other commercial activities would be successful.


Spain’s state-owned shipbuilder has reached a deal to buy Harland & Wolff, the Belfast shipyard best known for the Titanic.

Navantia had been in exclusive negotiations since October after Harland & Wolff’s holding company fell into administration.  All jobs at the firm are expected to be saved in the deal, which also includes Harland & Wolff’s facilities in Scotland and England.

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