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The 'Glovertown Shipyard' has just launched an eighty-foot fiberglass long liner and they are currently building a steel long liner.They are hoping to get into the exporting business and are presently in negotiations with contacts in Europe.
Technology and fuel efficiency are now determining the designs of new boats.
For more information on the 'Glovertown Shipyard' please visit their website at www.glovertownshipyard.com
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The Parsons, Burry and Glovertown shipyards have contributed greatly to Glovertown's economy. These shipyards, together with smaller dockyards and family - garden boatbuilding enterprises have made Glovertown one of Newfoundland's prime centres in the shipbuilding industry. |
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