Date: 2024-09-27

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Titanic shipbuilder formally enters administration

Once a giant in global shipbuilding, the storied Belfast yard stands still, awaiting its uncertain fate.

Once a giant in global shipbuilding, the storied Belfast yard stands still, awaiting its uncertain fate.

Once a giant in global shipbuilding, the storied Belfast yard stands still, awaiting its uncertain fate.

A legacy built on steel and ocean liners, now rusts in quiet anticipation of a new chapter—or the end of an era.

A legacy built on steel and ocean liners, now rusts in quiet anticipation of a new chapter—or the end of an era.

A legacy built on steel and ocean liners, now rusts in quiet anticipation of a new chapter—or the end of an era.

From Titanic to today, the shipyard has seen the rise and fall of ocean giants—now it faces its own storm.

From Titanic to today, the shipyard has seen the rise and fall of ocean giants—now it faces its own storm.

From Titanic to today, the shipyard has seen the rise and fall of ocean giants—now it faces its own storm.

As administrators prepare to make tough decisions, the shipyard awaits its verdict—a new owner or the end of an era.

As administrators prepare to make tough decisions, the shipyard awaits its verdict—a new owner or the end of an era.

As administrators prepare to make tough decisions, the shipyard awaits its verdict—a new owner or the end of an era.

Legacy clashes with modernity, as decision makers weigh the future of the historic shipyard.

Legacy clashes with modernity, as decision makers weigh the future of the historic shipyard.

Legacy clashes with modernity, as decision makers weigh the future of the historic shipyard.

An era of industrial might, now a monument of steel, as cold machinery stands sentinel.

An era of industrial might, now a monument of steel, as cold machinery stands sentinel.

An era of industrial might, now a monument of steel, as cold machinery stands sentinel.

The silent blueprint, a whisper of the shipyard's vibrant past, hungers for revival.

The silent blueprint, a whisper of the shipyard's vibrant past, hungers for revival.

The silent blueprint, a whisper of the shipyard's vibrant past, hungers for revival.

Once bustling with the sounds of creation, now an echo of a bygone era.

Once bustling with the sounds of creation, now an echo of a bygone era.

Once bustling with the sounds of creation, now an echo of a bygone era.

A crane that once lifted the dreams of men now waits silently, a relic among steel ghosts.

A crane that once lifted the dreams of men now waits silently, a relic among steel ghosts.

A crane that once lifted the dreams of men now waits silently, a relic among steel ghosts.

The future remains unwritten, as the silent boardroom reflects on a storied past.

The future remains unwritten, as the silent boardroom reflects on a storied past.

The future remains unwritten, as the silent boardroom reflects on a storied past.

Harland and Wolff, the Belfast-based shipbuilder which built the Titanic, has formally entered administration for the second time in five years. Last week the company’s board had warned that the move was inevitable.

References:

BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxgn1n08k7o