The deal has been sealed for a major marine and engineering services company to start work on a new £200m polar research ship to maintain the UK’s position at the forefront of climate and ocean research. World-famous historic Birkenhead shipyard Cammell Laird saw off massive competition from Europe and beyond including Korea and Singapore to … Continue reading →

The Government has today (October 12) announced that Cammell Laird has been selected as the preferred bidder to build a state-of-the-art £200m polar research ship that will maintain the UK’s position firmly at the forefront of climate and ocean research. The decision follows a 12-month competitive tender process that involved bids from companies in the … Continue reading →

WORLD FAMOUS British shipyard and marine engineering services company Cammell Laird is reporting a busy period of ferry work docking nearly as many ferries in the first four months of 2015 as in the whole of 2014. The surge in demand for Cammell Laird’s expertise has seen 15 ferries docked at its historic Birkenhead 120 … Continue reading →

World famous Liverpool City Region (UK) shipyard and marine engineering services company Cammell Laird has completed painting a Mersey ferry in a ‘dazzle’ design by British pop artist Sir Peter Blake, as part of the events to mark the centenary of World War One. Liverpool Biennial, 14-18 NOW: the First World War Centenary Art Commissions, … Continue reading →

Cammell Laird shipyard has secured a multi-million pound new-build ferry contract with the Northern Ireland Executive. The Birkenhead marine and specialist engineering company was awarded the multi million project by the Department for Regional Development after an open procurement exercise which attracted interest from shipyards across Europe. It will see the firm constructing a new … Continue reading →