Navantia UK has won a second new vessel export contract for its Methil yard and is recruiting 60 skilled workers to support the next phase of work at the Fife facility.
The contract follows a first new vessel export order secured earlier this year and comes shortly after Methil completed construction of the Navantia UK Seahorse, the barge supporting delivery of the Fleet Solid Support program for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
RFA Resurgent, the first of three Fleet Solid Support ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, had a keel=laying ceremony in September this year.
Navantia UK recently announced a further £12 million investment at Methil to improve training facilities, modernize machinery, upgrade infrastructure, and introduce new technology. This will take the total investment in the yard to £26.7 million since the company acquired the site in January 2025.
Methil is also well placed to support the floating docks program for HM Naval Base Clyde, following UK's announcement earlier this month that UK shipyards will build and deliver the infrastructure.
“Winning another export contract shows the progress being made at Methil and the confidence customers are placing in the yard. With Seahorse completed, new work coming in and investment going into the site, we are now recruiting more skilled people to help build the yard’s future workload," Steve Chisholm, General Manager at Methil, said.
“Under new ownership, this shipyard is going from strength to strength with new investment being reflected in orders and recruitment. The importance of these skilled jobs and quality apprenticeships to the communities of Fife and Scotland’s industrial capability cannot be overstated," Rhea Wolfson, GMB Scotland secretary, commented.