A shipyard boss says he will mothball his yard and axe 1,500 jobs if he fails to get a lucrative government order. Swan Hunter chief executive Jaap Kroese, says work at the River Tyne yard will run ...

A rail freight company has been found guilty of a serious health and safety breach after a teenage trespasser suffered 'live changing' injuries after being electrocuted. DB Cargo (UK) Ltd has today ...

Iconic landmarks of Tyneside's shipbuilding past are about to journey to a new home in India. The giant cranes of Swan Hunter, which marked the River Tyne skyline for generations, were dismantled last ...

A CONTRACT to transform two new vessels into "floating hotels" for offshore engineers has been won by a North-East ship yard. A and P Group's Tyne yard at Hebburn will create the accommodation blocks ...