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LISTEN: The 163-Year-Old Shipmaker that Built the Titanic is Broke

Eric Sorensen

The 163-year-old British shipmaker that built the Titanic said that it’s insolvent after failing to acquire the funding needed to stay afloat.

Harland & Wolff, a Belfast company that specializes in ship repair, shipbuilding and offshore construction, said the rejection of its request for a $264 million facility from UK Export finance has left the loss-making company in a difficult financial position.

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