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| Clyde yard secures navy contract | Clyde yard secures navy contract |
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| Two Glasgow shipyards have won a share of a £150m order to build three patrol boats for the Trinidad and Tobago navy. | Two Glasgow shipyards have won a share of a £150m order to build three patrol boats for the Trinidad and Tobago navy. |
| BVT's yard at Scotstoun will build one vessel and carry out work on another, with the help of the Govan yard. | BVT's yard at Scotstoun will build one vessel and carry out work on another, with the help of the Govan yard. |
| The firm's Portsmouth facility had been due to build all three ships but fell behind on the work. | The firm's Portsmouth facility had been due to build all three ships but fell behind on the work. |
| The contract will help the Clyde yards maintain staff levels while they bridge work between Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers and two aircraft carriers. | The contract will help the Clyde yards maintain staff levels while they bridge work between Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers and two aircraft carriers. |
| The patrol vessels have been ordered by the Trinidad and Tobago government to tackle Caribbean smugglers. | The patrol vessels have been ordered by the Trinidad and Tobago government to tackle Caribbean smugglers. |
| The contract includes training and long-term maintenance support. | The contract includes training and long-term maintenance support. |
| Each 90-metre vessels will accommodate 50 fully-equipped troops and have the ability to conduct boardings at sea and carry out helicopter operations. | Each 90-metre vessels will accommodate 50 fully-equipped troops and have the ability to conduct boardings at sea and carry out helicopter operations. |
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| The contract will help to secure jobs at the Glasgow shipyards | |
| BVT said switching construction of the second ship to the Clyde, where work has already begun on the vessel, helped balance workloads across its sites. | BVT said switching construction of the second ship to the Clyde, where work has already begun on the vessel, helped balance workloads across its sites. |
| Scott Jamieson, BVT's Trinidad and Tobago programme director, said: "This move shows BVT's ability and commitment to use its scale and scope to ensure delivery of future naval capability to its customers and to ensure the long-term sustainability of the maritime industry in the UK." | Scott Jamieson, BVT's Trinidad and Tobago programme director, said: "This move shows BVT's ability and commitment to use its scale and scope to ensure delivery of future naval capability to its customers and to ensure the long-term sustainability of the maritime industry in the UK." |
| Work on the first ship is already "well progressed" in Portsmouth, and the second ship will be launched at Scotstoun later this year for delivery in 2010. | Work on the first ship is already "well progressed" in Portsmouth, and the second ship will be launched at Scotstoun later this year for delivery in 2010. |
| BVT said the delivery strategy for the third and final ship was under review. | BVT said the delivery strategy for the third and final ship was under review. |
| Scottish Deputy First Minister and Govan MSP, Nicola Sturgeon, said yards in Scotland were winning orders on the basis of the workers' "formidable skills". | Scottish Deputy First Minister and Govan MSP, Nicola Sturgeon, said yards in Scotland were winning orders on the basis of the workers' "formidable skills". |
| "Shipbuilding plays an important role within Scotland's manufacturing base and it is clear, in all circumstances, the industry can have a bright future," she added. | "Shipbuilding plays an important role within Scotland's manufacturing base and it is clear, in all circumstances, the industry can have a bright future," she added. |