Samson and Goliath cranes set for £3.1m overhaul at Harland & Wolff Work has already begun on Goliath, the older of the two cranes. Evening Standard · Aug 18
Iconic Samson and Goliath cranes dubbed ‘symbols of Belfast’ set for £3.1m refurbishment Each crane is capable of lifting 840 tonnes – equivalent to four Boeing 747 jumbo jets The Independent UK · Aug 18
Royal Navy shipbuilder in limbo owing to cash shortage at Liberty Steel plant Call for UK state to step in after Gupta-owned Dalzell works in Scotland unable to produce metal for three new warships The Guardian - UK · Jan 18
Belfast harbour plans £90m upgrade to serve wind energy projects Move is part of £300m investment that includes deepwater quay and building of hundreds of homes near city centre The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2025
Harland & Wolff deal a ‘Christmas present’ for Scots workers, says Murray He said the Navantia takeover deal will secure jobs at two Scottish yards, and could lead to hundreds of new roles. Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024
Navantia pressing MoD for improved terms in Harland & Wolff rescue deal Belfast shipyard can save as many as 1,000 jobs if discussions between London and Madrid are a success The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2024
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia in exclusive talks to buy Harland & Wolff Deal to rescue owner of four UK shipyards, including Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic, could save up to 1,000 jobs The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2024
Titanic shipbuilder Harland & Wolff collapses into administration Belfast-based company appoints administrators though shipyard subsidiaries still trading The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024
Company 'interested' in Highland fabrication yard preparing for administration A HIGHLAND-BASED energy company has reportedly made inquiries into taking over Harland & Wolff's fabrication yard in Lewis ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 18, 2024
Owner of Belfast shipyard that built Titanic to enter administration Blow to UK shipbuilding hopes as Harland & Wolff declares itself insolvent The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024
Harland & Wolff axes Scilly fast-ferry service as it agrees £20m loan Fast catamaran to be returned before entering service as stricken shipbuilder winds down “non-core” businesses The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2024
Business secretary confident of ‘market-led solution’ for Harland & Wolff Jonathan Reynolds says he expects Royal Navy ships will continue to be built at the struggling Belfast yard The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024
Harland & Wolff rescue talks intensify as government rules out loan guarantee Shipbuilder had hoped to secure guarantee of up to 80% to help it avoid collapsing into administration The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2024
Titanic shipyard owner Harland & Wolff awaits news of funding lifeline About 1,500 jobs at risk as shipbuilder waits on reported £200m state deal in early test for Labour industrial policy The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2024 Harland & Wolff temporarily suspends trading as it delays accounts Belfast-based shipbuilder faces uncertainty over £200m government loan guarantee
The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024 Union warns of threat to Harland & Wolff jobs if Treasury vetoes £200m support GMB says historic shipyard’s workers are concerned by reports that chancellor could withhold vital export credit guarantee
Belfast Live · Apr 21, 2023 Launch of first Harland and Wolff vessel completed at Belfast ship yard for 20 years The barge, which has been transported to London by sea, is the first of an order of 23 to be delivered to Cory Group
Birmingham Post · Apr 21, 2023 Harland and Wolff's launches first vessel completed at Belfast ship yard in 20 years The barge, which has been transported to London by sea, is the first of an order of 23 to be delivered to Cory Group
Belfast Live · Jan 18, 2023 Harland and Wolff Belfast: 900 jobs to be created in shipyard The trio will be the first ships built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast since MV Anvil Point was launched in 2002
Birmingham Post · Dec 16, 2022 Rishi Sunak pledges delivery of £600 fuel payment on visit to Belfast's Harland and Wolff shipyard The prime minister was in Belfast to celebrate the yard's award of preferred bidder to build three Royal Navy support vessels
Daily Mirror · Dec 16, 2022 Rishi Sunak blasted on shipyard visit for 'betraying' UK workers by using Spanish firm The Government awarded the contract for Fleet Solid Support ships to a Spanish-led consortium - prompting fury from MPs and unions who wanted a British-led bid to win the deal
The National (Scotland) · Dec 13, 2022 UK Government pressed over Spanish shipbuilding contract as Scotland 'losing out' THE UK Government is under growing pressure to explain a decision to hand a vital £1.6billion ship order to a Spanish-led team, with Scottish yards…
Belfast Live · Dec 6, 2022 Harland and Wolff Royal Navy contract sparks "slagging" row between MPs Former Labour defence minister appears to question Belfast yard's capacity
Daily Mirror · Dec 6, 2022 Tories boast they'll let Brits make the CURTAINS - for £1.6bn Spanish-built warships Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said that while the lead Spanish firm would make the back end of the vessels, UK staff would be allowed to manufacture the curtains
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022 Ben Wallace: Royal Navy supply ship contract will ‘grow jobs’ at shipyard The deal with the Spanish-backed group will see work primarily go to Harland and Wolff in Belfast but also to Methil in Fife.