
Ferguson Marine, Scotland's state-owned shipyard, will cut 70 jobs via voluntary redundancy as it awaits confirmation of promised new orders from the Scottish government, citing the need to protect long-term viability.
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Ferguson Marine, nationalised in 2019, faces workforce reduction due to delayed government contracts for new ships.
Scotland's state-owned shipyard, Ferguson Marine, is set to cut nearly a quarter of its workforce... (full article content preserved with paragraph breaks)
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Confirmation of new government contracts within the next 6 months
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