Once known as "Slaggy Island" thanks to the heaps of industrial waste that surrounded it, the area's collective life once revolved around shipbuilding and steel.
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Earlier this month, Credit Suisse and a group of Chinese banks seized seven tankers from Singapore's Dongfang Shipbuilding to pay outstanding debts of around $250 million after the Singapore Supreme Court ruled in favour of the creditors.
In the 17th century, the shipbuilding industry boomed in Ribeira, area around Póvoa Fortress in the sheltered bay, and one third of the population had some relation with this activity, building ships for the merchant navigation.
The town developed around the Point and its shipbuilding interests, but as manufacturing grew in the 18th and 19th centuries the centre gradually shifted northward.
These works are shown in locations around the city, including the old shipbuilding yards called the Arsenale and the Giardini, gardens on the eastern edge of Venice.
"Scotland has a world class shipbuilding industry that has benefited to the tune of around £1.3bn from the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers.
There is some seriously impressive lighting, thanks to more than 15,000 LED lights, while the steel framework around the stage references the venue's shipbuilding history.
"People who have lived in and around Portsmouth all their lives know that shipbuilding has always fluctuated," Dinenage said.
The capacity usage rate in the power, metals and mining sectors has fallen to around 70% or less and in the beleaguered shipbuilding industry, it is even lower, at about 60%.
