Appledore Shipyard

[2hullsonemarinaberth]

Sorry to read the below:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-46057616

Would be good if one of the luxury yacht brands took this on if there isn't a reasonable order book for the more traditional vessels.

 

[Sandy]

Sorry to read the below:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-46057616

Would be good if one of the luxury yacht brands took this on if there isn't a reasonable order book for the more traditional vessels.

It has been on the cards for decades, Babcock have supported the yard well over the last 10 years. A tad out of the way for a superyacht manufacturer.

 

[Bandit]

If you are a shipbuilder the problem is that your competition is every yard in the world that has the same capabilities as you.

I don't think being too out of the way is its problem.

Ship building in the UK is the problem, there is no continuity from one order to the next, they are all one offs, the problem is having enough orders to keep the cash flow going.

A company I worked for had a 170? TEU container ship built at Appledore, in 1977 Part of the problems were design, some were customer spec, and some were build and finish. It was never as well, designed built, thought out and from a rule point of view optimised as the German Sietas built ships, which were different classes but all built the same in a class.

Now however you build a ship in the cheapest country with the best subsidies possible.

 

[petem]

I wonder why the Maltese contract was cancelled. Anyone know?

 

[black mercury]

Sorry to revive old thread, but some good news. The yard to reopen under new owners.
Now to be called Harland and Wolff (Appledore)