Economy of Barrow in Furness

so-bidi-font-style:italic">Trafalgar class were also built there. The shipyard is currently constructing the Astute-class submarines, the first of which was launched on 8 June 2007. BAE Systems is currently studying the design of a new class of ballistic missile submarines. BAE Systems also has orders for submarine pressure domes for the Spanish Navy.

The shipyard has been awarded contracts for the construction of submarines which will carry nuclear missiles in a successor programme to the current Vanguard-class containing the Trident system. Although only in the planning stage, BAE Systems has committed to the programme and is set to invest £300 million in Barrow's shipyard constructing buildings capable of constructing and assembling the new class of submarines. This major proposal is the largest in 25 years at the shipyard and will see thousands of new jobs created, further cementing its place as the UK's largest shipyard and one of the few to have seen continuous contracts since founding over a century ago.

The most recent surface vessels to be constructed in Barrow were Wave class tanker Wave Knight and Albion-class amphibious assault ships HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark in the early 2000's when the shipyard was part of BAE Systems Marine division. It also undertook fitting out and commissioning of helicopter carrier HMS Ocean in the mid-1990s after the ship was built by Kvaerner Govan in Glasgow.

Associated British Ports Holdings owns and operates the Port of Barrow which can berth vessels up to 200 m