In April 2001 Cammell Laird went into receivership and later in the year their Birkenhead, Teesside and Tyneside shipyards were acquired by the A & P Shiprepair Group. The A & P Group were a large UK based ship repair and conversion company headquartered in Falmouth. Cammell Laird Gibraltar had been disposed of through a local management buyout as part of this deal. A&P Group then sold its Birkenhead subsidiary to Northwestern Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders in 2005.

Above photo, dated 2020, shows Bede Quay (with the logo) to the left and the dock to the right. Photo is copyright of Google
Note the entrance of the filled in Stephenson dock in between Bede Quay and the dock

Above photo, showing the yard on a busier day, is copyright of Carlotte Graham

Above photo, showing MPI DISCOVERY entering the dock, is copyright of the Newcastle Chronicle

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