Glasgow's new bridge is well on the way with the piles now in place. The bridge connects Tradeston, an area earmarked for urban regeneration, with Broomielaw on the edge of Glasgow’s flagship International Financial Services District.
The bulk carrier Silver Constellation was held on November 7 2008 after being targeted by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency for a mandatory expanded port state control inspection at Hunterston, part of the Clydeport complex, where the ship discharged a cargo of coal. Her condition was so bad that the inspection abandoned and the Marshall Islands-registered vessel detained.