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Harland & Wolff Harland & Wolff is looking to diversify its Belfast shipyard into the recycling of end-of-life ships, and the partnership with environmental consultancy Golder Associates could create up to 100 jobs. 19-Jun-2006 Harland & Wolff has announced plans to shed 265 of the 386 jobs at its Belfast shipyard, due to poor demand from the ship completion and oil rig markets. 08-Oct-2002 Harland & Wolff is planning to shed hundreds of the 1,250 jobs at its Belfast shipyard, as part of a new restructuring programme. 15-Sep-2000 Cammell Laird and Harland & Wolff are considering plans to launch a joint bid to build armed forces transport ships, in order to prevent the contracts going to foreign rivals. 29-Jun-2000 Harland & Wolff has signed a letter of intent to build two luxury cruise ships for Luxus of the US, in a contract worth £236m. 01-Jun-2000 Harland & Wolff has won a £300m order to build four passenger ferries for Seamasters International, which will help to secure the future of its Belfast shipyard. 11-May-2000 Harland & Wolff has announced a restructuring plan that will split its shipbuilding business into a new subsidiary, in order to strengthen its balance sheet to secure external financing. 20-Apr-2000 Harland & Wolff has issued redundancy notices to all 1,745 workers at its Belfast shipyard, due to a shortage of orders. 09-Mar-2000 Harland & Wolff has averted the closure of its Belfast shipyard, having reached a financing agreement with Global Marine of the US about a payment dispute. 19-Nov-1999 Harland & Wolff is in refinancing talks and is calling for government aid, in order to avert the closure of its Belfast shipyard with the loss of 3,000 jobs. 10-Nov-1999 Harland & Wolff, the Belfast shipbuilder with 3,000 employees, has warned that its survival is being threatened by a contract dispute with Global Marine of the US. 21-Oct-1999 Harland and Wolff has announced plans to build a £400m housing, tourism and technology development on Queen's Island in Belfast, including a replica of the Titanic. 27-Jul-1999 Harland & Wolff is linking up with Ireland's Marine Institute to develop wave power technology, and a pilot plant is planned for later this year. 15-Jul-1999 The information on this page comes from the UK Activity Report. Click here for further details Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2009