Scotland's Shipbuilding Industry Faces Uncertain Future Amidst Financial Struggles and Rising Global Threats

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Scotland's once-thriving shipbuilding industry, exemplified by the historic River Clyde, is facing a challenging period. The news highlights the financial difficulties of Ferguson Marine and Harland and Wolff, with job losses and concerns about future orders. The Royal Navy's shipbuilding capacity is also under scrutiny due to a lack of new ship orders in 2024, raising questions about the UK's defense capabilities in an increasingly volatile world.

Scotland - and particularly the River Clyde - became a mainstay of the world's shipbuilding during the industrial revolution. At one time almost a fifth of the world's steel ships were launched on the river and the term "Clydebuilt" stood for quality and reliability. Those halcyon days are gone but shipbuilding continues to thrive in Scotland with Royal Navy ships being turned out both on the Clyde and at Rosyth on the River Forth.

Belfast firm Harland and Wolff said between 50-60 immediate redundancies are expected but said that staff employed at its four shipyards are not affected.The iconic Scots comic had his world turned upside down in 2013 when doctors diagnosed him with prostate cancer - which he got the all-clear from - and Parkinson's on the same day.Ferguson Marine’s interim chief executive John Petticrew wrote to the Parliament’s Transport Committee to provide one of his regular updates.

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