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Redundant container ships to be moored in west of Scotland

Decision to anchor vessels reflects global effect of recession on freight By Steven Vass, Deputy Business Editor

FIVE large redundant container ships are set to be moored in a sea loch off the west coast of Scotland for the first time since the 1970s, in a sign of the severe effect on freight from the global recession.