Will Greenock's 'sleeping giant' ever be awoken?

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A huge dilapidated dry dock in Inverclyde finds itself at the centre of a fierce debate.

Inchgreen dry dock remains one of largest in the UK but has been little used in two decadesOn the south bank of the River Clyde at Greenock a large hole in the ground provokes a lot of fiery debate.

Among the early visitors to the "Big Dock" were giant supertankers and the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth . "The few dry docks we have are often fully-booked and we're sending ferries for repair down to Merseyside."At the heart of the often ill-tempered Inchgreen debate is the question of ownership. But he is among those who think there is little incentive for Peel to develop assets in Scotland because its main focus is on its port and shipbuilding interests south of the border.

Ongoing talks with renewable energy firms could create "many hundreds of jobs" while shipbuilding is also a possibility, tapping into the market for wind farm support vessels, he says. Peel Ports is a thriving company, posting nearly £400m in pre-tax profits last year, largely driven by its assets south of the border including the huge Liverpool 2 container terminal. Its biggest shareholder, the Peel Group, is one of the UK's largest property companies.

 

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