Already an established industrial heavyweight of international standing, the Northern Ireland port city of Belfast had acquired a new speciality by the end of the 19th century - shipbuilding.

The Royal Navy has reported that work has begun revamping the world-famous Harland & Wolff yard in Belfast, home of the Titanic so it can build three new support ships for the Navy. The existing ...

Loss making Belfast shipbuilder Harland & Wolff, the firm that among other great vessels built the Titanic, has declared itself insolvent after failing to secure funding to continue trading, and ...