Editing Firth of Clyde (section)

===Shipyards===

{{See also|Upper Clyde Shipbuilders}}
[[File:BAE Govan Shipyard - geograph.org.uk - 2088722.jpg|thumb|BAE Govan Shipyard - geograph.org.uk - 2088722]]

On the upper Clyde, at [[Govan]] and [[Scotstoun]] both in [[Glasgow]], two major shipyards are still in operation. They are owned by [[BAE Systems]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scotstoun |url=https://www.baesystems.com/en/heritage/scotstoun--clydebank- |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=www.baesystems.com}}</ref> whose major client is the [[Royal Navy]].

[[File:Ferguson Marine shipyard gate - geograph.org.uk - 6368530.jpg|thumb|right|Ferguson Marine shipyard gate - geograph.org.uk - 6368530]]

On the lower Clyde, only one shipyard still operates, [[Ferguson Marine]], which is located next to [[Newark Castle, Port Glasgow]]. The [[Scottish Government]] now own the yard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fergusonmarine.com/|title=Home|website=Ferguson Marine}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-56943864|title=Ferguson shipyard made £100m loss after being nationalised|date=30 April 2021|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

The [[Garvel Dry Dock]] in [[Greenock]] continues in operation for ship repair. The large [[Inchgreen Dry Dock]] in Greenock is in occasional use.

The remains of former sites of shipyards on the Clyde are being redeveloped into areas that contain residential housing, leisure facilities, and commercial buildings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clydewaterfront.com/|title=Clyde Waterfront regeneration: River Clyde urban renewal & development|first=Innovation|last=Digital|website=www.clydewaterfront.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gov.scot/news/revitalising-the-river-clyde/|title=Revitalising the River Clyde|website=www.gov.scot}}</ref>

On the Firth itself, [[Ardmaleish Boatbuilding Co Ltd|Ardmaleish Boatbuilding]] are based at [[Ardmaleish]], near to [[Port Bannatyne]] on the [[Isle of Bute]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ardmaleishboatbuilding.co.uk/|title=Ardmaleish Boatbuilding Co Ltd — Boatbuilding, maintenance and storage on the Isle of Bute|website=www.ardmaleishboatbuilding.co.uk}}</ref>