Program to train jobs inshipbuildingto begin in Rhode IslandThe Providence JournalTheShipbuilding/Marine Advanced Manufacturing Institute will provide training for 400 people who are unemployed, the Institute reported in a news release, and will be federally funded for at least three years. The goal is to train people for jobs as...NEW: New England Tech Prepares to LaunchShipbuildingProgramGoLocalProvall 2 news articles »

The AgeShipbuildingjobs under threat - The AgeThe Age''We have been discussing this issue with the Federal Government for the past two years to ensure it has been fully informed about the importance of ending the boom bust cycle that has characterised navalshipbuildingin Australia in the past,'' she said.1100shipbuildingjobs'under threat'BigPond NewsShipyard job losses'start of a tsunami'The AustralianJobs under threat at BAE Systems yard in Williamstown, unions sayHerald Sunall 8 news articles »

The AgeShipbuildingjobs under threat - The AgeThe Age''We have been discussing this issue with the Federal Government for the past two years to ensure it has been fully informed about the importance of ending the boom bust cycle that has characterised navalshipbuildingin Australia in the past,'' she said.Nation depends on response to SOSThe Australian (blog)Jobs under threat at BAE Systems yard in Williamstown, unions sayHerald Sunall 8 news articles »

The AgeShipbuildingjobs under threatThe Age''We have been discussing this issue with the Federal Government for the past two years to ensure it has been fully informed about the importance of ending the boom bust cycle that has characterised navalshipbuildingin Australia in the past,'' she said.1100shipbuildingjobs'under threat'NinemsnThousands ofshipbuildingjobs at risk: unionABC OnlineNation depends on response to SOSThe Australian (blog)all 8 news articles »

The cuts signal the end of more than 500 years of shipbuilding in Portsmouth on England's south coast, with the company consolidating operations at the Govan and Scotstoun yards in Glasgow, Scotland. The company, which has been reviewing its shipbuilding operations for more than a year, said that after consultation with Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) it had decided that Glasgow would be the ...

GENERAL Electric (GE) said has made a deal with the British export credit agency for up to US

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A UK newspaper reports Seaspan is trying to lure workers to Vancouver. The company has a multi-billion dollar federal contract for ships. The BC government insists skills training is a priority.

Shipbreaks ice on jobs frontThe MercuryThe 94m vessel, only 2m shorter than the Antarctic SupplyshipAurora Australis, is scheduled to arrive in Hobart late this year. It will be operated by the Marine National Facility, a part of CSIRO Ocean and Atmospheric Research, which from 1985...and more »

Program to train jobs inshipbuildingto begin in Rhode IslandThe Providence JournalTheShipbuilding/Marine Advanced Manufacturing Institute will provide training for 400 people who are unemployed, the Institute reported in a news release, and will be federally funded for at least three years. The goal is to train people for jobs as...

Program to train jobs in shipbuilding to begin in Rhode Island

Shipbuildingjobs touted for PEICBC.caPEI will be the beneficiary of jobs from a mammoth federalshipbuildingprogram based in Halifax through subcontracting, says Minister of National Revenue Gail Shea. Shea was in Summerside Monday morning to talk to tradespeople and representatives from...

1100 jobs could be axed at a shipyard in Melbourne within two years unless new ships are commissioned.

Portsmouth NewsShipbuildingjobs could be saved in plan for superyachtPortsmouth NewsBurgess Marine managing director Nicholas Warren said:'There is a huge opportunity to capitalise on the expertise and passion forshipbuildingin and around this great maritime city, as an industry we should be able to make this work.' He also praised...

Telegraph.co.ukBAE Systems cuts jobs and ends PortsmouthshipbuildingFox BusinessThe cuts signal the end of more than 500 years ofshipbuildingin Portsmouth on England's south coast, with the company consolidating operations at the Govan and Scotstoun yards in Glasgow, Scotland. The company, which has been reviewing its ...Shipbuildingto stop at Portsmouth but jobs could be saved if Scotland votes...Telegraph.co.ukBritish defense giant BAE systems to cut 1775 jobs, stopshipbuildingat...RTBAE to Stop Building Ships at Historic British SiteNew York TimesThe Guardian -BBC News -Los Angeles Timesall 390 news articles »

The GuardianGlasgow BAEshipbuildingjobs could decide Scottish independence voteThe GuardianUK ministers have made it clear they are acutely aware of the significance to next September's independence referendum of the fate of the thousands ofshipbuildingjobs at Govan and Scotstoun, in Glasgow. Those jobs are currently protected by the...

MetroBAE Systems: 1775 jobs axed as historicshipbuildingyards closeMetroDefence giant BAE Systems is to axe 1,775 jobs across its naval ships business and endshipbuildingat one the country's most historic yards. The firm said 940 jobs will be lost in Portsmouth, on the south coast, and a further 835 in Glasgow, Rosyth...