Once the legendary “Titanic ran at Harland & Wolff” from the stack – now the tradition is shipyard in the North Irish Belfast before. The company must file for bankruptcy.
The shipyard Harland & Wolff (H & W) is insolvent. A spokesman for the company confirmed in Belfast. The Norwegian owner Dolphin Drilling, the had asked the shipyard already months ago for sale, have financial difficulties themselves. The money is not rich also to apply to two lucrative contracts – including from the UK Ministry of defence for the construction of frigates, – said the speaker. “The time is out.”
H & W had posted losses in the millions, and sales slumped. Dolphin Drilling found no buyers. Demands for nationalization, remained unfulfilled.
The Decline
With the insolvency of a shipyard slides into crisis, the beginning of the 20th century. Century, more than 30,000 people employed. Finally, there were still 130. Many of the remaining employees had been waiting since last week in front of the shipyard gates, and a rescue at the last Minute, hoping – in vain.
The “Titanic” was at the time of their commissioning the largest ship in the world
Founded in the 19th century. Century, was built at Harland & Wolff, among others, the luxury liner “Titanic” sank on its maiden voyage in 1912 after collision with an iceberg. More than 1500 people died in the ship disaster claimed the lives of.
In the yard other well-known giants of the ocean, and a number of war ships. Most recently, the company was mainly involved in the construction of wind turbines and other marine engineering projects.
wa/sti (afp, dpa)