Govan Yard Under The Gun

December 15, 1999

BAE Systems Plc warned that future employment prospects at its Govan shipyard near Glasgow are wholly dependent on new orders being won. The group was announcing completion of the $3.6 million rescue acquisition of Govan from Norway's Kvaerner agreed in July. BAE has agreed a 20 year lease of the land and buildings in a joint deal with port services group Clydeport Plc, which will own the site.

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