Month: November 2013
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History of Shipbuilding in the UK
In light of the recent announcements from BAE Systems regarding the hundreds of job losses at the Portsmouth Shipyard, we thought we would take you on a journey back to the history of shipbuilding in the UK and where it all began. Latest figures show that 1775 jobs are to be cut at its yards in Scotland…
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Giant iceberg threatens international shipping lanes!
A giant Antarctic iceberg has broken free of the continent and could be about to drift into busy international shipping lanes, a team of British scientists has warned. The Government has awarded experts with an emergency grant of £50,000 to fund a six-month project in which they will try to track the progress of the…
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Open for business! London Gateway UK’s newest Port!
Its official! After more than a decade of planning and construction the wait is now over as London Gateway has officially opened its brand new state of the art terminals for business! Costing £1.5billion and located in Thurrock, Essex, the port is 20 miles down the River Thames from London, and will be the UK’s…