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Go argue with your toenails.

The usual sneery reply with a not so subtle insult embedded and a hint of I know better than everyone. Quite an appealing characteristic, where did you learn that from?

Obviously the UKEF announcement will be separate to the Budget. We're not that stupid.

If cruise ship Villa Vie Odyssey ( Braemar ) arrives in early March, it will join SeaRose FPSO and Margaritville at Sea cruise ship at Belfast and might provide useful timing for a UKEF announcement for H&W. In an election year, you'd expect the govt to be looking to maximise the political capital to be gained from a restored Stormont in Northern Ireland so it will be interesting to see what measures the Chancellor announces to support this.

Will Kevan Jones MP ask questions about that?. I don't think so.

Https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2024/february/united-states-must-improve-its-shipbuilding-capacity

Thanks Kaeren. I think you have a super find there too 👍

So to make sure I'm keeping up. The Villa Vie Odyssey coming into Belfast in March was originally going to go to a German shipyard. And your find is also telling us that the owners are looking to get a second ship value £100m which will also require a refit which may come to Belfast. Hope that's the right understanding.

Https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-statistics-with-industry-202223/mod-regional-expenditure-with-industry-202223#mod-expenditure-with-uk-industry-by-region

See maps in Sections 4 and 5 which highlight how low MOD spend is in NI compared to other regions. An opportunity for govt to level up better following Stormont announcement.

Https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2024/february/08/240208-commando-raiding-craft

Does anyone know who is doing this and is it something H&W could do?

Https://www.westernstandard.news/business/newfoundland-issues-licence-for-biggest-discovery-in-years-reviving-hope-for-offshore-oil/52234

Https://www.hydrogeninsight.com/industrial/uniper-plans-up-to-600gwh-of-hydrogen-storage-in-germany-by-2030-if-it-can-get-subsidies/2-1-1595845

One of Britain’s biggest offshore wind farms is facing a year-long delay to its completion because of a chronic shortage of construction ships.

The massive Dogger Bank site has suffered from significant disruption because of bad weather, storms and a lack of vessels able to build it according to its developer, the power company SSE.

Two key ship types are in short supply – foundation vessels that pour the 1,000-tonne foundations and the installation vessels that install the turbine towers

Https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:0.2/centery:51.5/zoom:10

Seems to be travelling with restricted manouverability towards Isle of Dogs where I understand Cory are based so hopefully another barge being delivered.

Https://www.derryjournal.com/news/politics/donaldson-asks-sunak-to-consider-paper-calling-for-derry-as-base-for-royal-navy-and-nato-4509358

Https://renews.biz/91105/stormonts-return-to-kickstart-ni-floater-rollout/

Https://www.gov.uk/government/news/crucial-summit-over-calmac-ferry-services

Early March Start + 10 weeks work = May departure I thought

Https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/residential-cruise-ship-villa-vie-b2430479.html

And supports UKEF funding case. 😃

Https://finance.yahoo.com/news/villa-vie-residences-secures-dry-134900257.html

10 weeks from March 😃