Calum Watson

1 week ago | bbc.com | Craig Williams |Calum Watson

Stalemate fears over Ardrossan harbour buyout planCraig Williams and Calum WatsonTom LennonThe development of Ardrossan Harbour has been stalled for years in a stand-off between the government and its private ownerCampaigners fear a plan to bring Ardrossan harbour into public ownership to enable a major redevelopment has reached a stalemate. The North Ayrshire port faces an uncertain future because two new CalMac ferries ordered for the Arran route are too big to fit the existing facilities.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Craig Williams |Calum Watson

Campaigners fear a plan to bring Ardrossan harbour into public ownership to enable a major redevelopment has reached a stalemate. The North Ayrshire port faces an uncertain future because two new CalMac ferries ordered for the Arran route are too big to fit the existing facilities. Ministers announced earlier this year they hoped to buy the harbour from its owner Peel Ports so that the long-promised upgrade could finally progress.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Calum Watson

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, It was hoped the MV Glen Rosa could be delivered by September this yearThe delivery date for MV Glen Rosa, the second of two dual-fuel CalMac ferries being built by the nationalised Ferguson shipyard, has been put back by up to nine months. The cost of the ship has also risen - by up to £35m - meaning the two ships will cost upwards of £460m, more than four-and-a-half times the original contract price.

3 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Calum Watson

The delivery date for MV Glen Rosa, the second of two dual-fuel CalMac ferries being built by the nationalised Ferguson shipyard, has been put back by up to nine months. The cost of the ship has also risen - by up to £35m - meaning the two ships will cost upwards of £460m, more than four-and-a-half times the original contract price. Ferguson Marine said it now expected Glen Rosa to be "substantially complete" in the first quarter of 2026, with final delivery taking place between May and June.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Calum Watson

A £3.9bn contract to run Scotland's west coast ferry services for the next 10 years has been directly awarded to the existing state-owned operator CalMac Ferries Ltd. The Scottish government said the service would now be focused on a "public service model" instead of being run on a commercial basis. The latest contract for the Clyde and Hebridean Ferry Service (CHFS) had been due to expire last September but was extended by a year.