Port operator accused of ‘sacrificing’ Clyde shipbuilding

A port operator which owns vast swathes of land in Scotland has been accused by campaigners of ‘sacrificing’ the River Clyde to protect the Mersey in Liverpool.

It is alleged that Peel Ports, which owns land in Scotland and the North-West, are leaving Scottish shipyard and port infrastructure lie idle to favour their interests around the Mersey.

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