The delivery of the Seahorse transport barge at Methil – designed with Scottish naval architecture expertise and built on budget in eight months – offers a practical lesson in how major defence shipbuilding programmes can and should engage the wider UK supply chain. Navantia UK has highlighted the role of Fife-based Alexander Marine Design in the successful delivery of Seahorse, the 85-metre, 1,400-tonne transport barge built at its Methil yard in Scotland to support the Fleet Solid Support programme. The vessel, which arrived at Navantia UK’s Appledore shipyard in North Devon last month, will transport major ship blocks and components…
