shipyard
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shipyards
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The company’s 3Q business update signaled that the company is on track to deliver revenue growth through higher shipyard revenue and newly deployed vessels, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Just this week, the local shipyard announced it was cutting about a quarter of its workforce.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Ferguson Marine is the last commercial shipyard on the Clyde.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The shipyard also faces wider challenges, in common with all UK shipbuilders, of having to compete on cost with overseas firms, particularly in eastern Europe and the Far East.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Women shined shoes, worked at the shipyard, and staffed the offices at military installations.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Under the guidelines, a foreign shipbuilder could build up to two ships overseas while at the same time training American workers and investing in U.S. shipyards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“We want to work with multiple people to bring back multiple shipyards over time in the United States,” said Jay Horine, who oversees the bank’s Security and Resiliency Initiative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
For decades, Scotland's naval shipyards in Glasgow and Rosyth have dominated construction of the UK's surface warships.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Along with support vessels, the department said the naval programme would be "a once in a generation investment in new maritime capability", and provide work for British shipyards.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
I think she's running with some man works at the shipyards, anyways.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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