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shipyard

[ship-yahrd] / ˈʃɪpˌjɑrd /
NOUN
dry dock
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CMAL, the ship's owner, said it would have expected engineering documentation to have been sent directly to the shipyard prior to delivery.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

The company’s 3Q business update signaled that the company is on track to deliver revenue growth through higher shipyard revenue and newly deployed vessels, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Just this week, the local shipyard announced it was cutting about a quarter of its workforce.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

In 2022, U.S. private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, co-founded by now-Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, beat out Chinese companies to take control of a commercial shipyard in Subic Bay.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Later I’d learn that Erma’s husband, Cartwright, worked with Jimmie at the shipyard.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Conglomerate’s nonbinding offer for Austal USA comes as Washington seeks to revive domestic shipyards.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

The much-anticipated deal also includes funding for infrastructure improvements at both shipyards.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

For decades, Scotland's naval shipyards in Glasgow and Rosyth have dominated construction of the UK's surface warships.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Scottish shipyards do have strong apprenticeship programmes and BAE has opened a shipbuilding academy at Scotstoun.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Decades in shipyards and tobacco fields had left his hands coarse as burlap, his fingernails yellowed, cracked, and worn to the cuticles.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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