Rescuing southern UK shipbuilding

The skills base from a long history of shipbuilding is still in Portsmouth, it just needs the orders

A shipping partnership is on a mission to rescue the industry in one of the UK’s prominent shipbuilding towns, following the decision made by defence and security giant BAE Systems to move its shipbuilding division away to the Clyde.

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