Latest news on the future of Portsmouth Naval Base
The latest issue of Drumbeat, the newsletter looking at the future of Portsmouth Naval Base has now been published. This latest issue covers some of the most recent business wins by companies in the area, reflecting the buoyancy of the marine industry in the area.
Around 100 jobs will be created in Portsmouth after the VT Group won a £150m contract to build three off-shore patrol vessels. The shipbuilders signed a contract with the Trinidad and Tobago Coastguard to supply three 90-metre long ships, which will be built at the firm’s yard in Portsmouth.
Production is expected to start in the autumn for the first vessel to be handed over in 2009. The ships will be used for various roles including special operations and maritime law enforcement. The contract will sustain around 200 skilled jobs and create a further 100 new positions at VT’s Portsmouth
Marine electronics specialists Raymarine is to move into a prime new office site at Portsmouth – to prove its long-term commitment to the city. The 350-strong company, which has two existing sites in Portsmouth, is to relocate to a new complex at North Harbour, possibly by December 2009. Its new ‘home’ on the former Johnson & Johnson site will provide new offices and an engineering, research and development, service and test centre.
If you would like to be kept up to date on the future of the Base you can receive the newsletter by contacting Mark Wingham on 023 9283 4142 or email mark.wingham@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
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