Harland and Wolff’s Belfast shipyard has launched first complete vessel to be made at the site in 20 years.
The first of 23 barges in a substantial order from waste company Cory was launched in Belfast and taken by sea to the new owner’s site on the banks of the River Thames to join a fleet of tugs and barges.
It and remaining 22 vessels to be delivered by Harland and Wolff will be used to transport recyclable and non-recyclable waste along the Thames from London in a move which is estimate to prevent 100,000 truck journeys each year.
