Caledonian Isles serves the Isle of Arran on the Ardrossan to Brodick route. However, the BBC has learned that two expert reports submitted during the tender process did not support that evaluation. MV Loch Seaforth, at 116m (381ft) in length the largest vessel in the fleet, operates on the Ullapool to Stornoway, Lewis crossing. GMB union convener John McMunagle said the concerns were raised at board meetings, where they highlighted that there were "managers everywhere" - but they could not get steelworkers. The delays have added to pressure on CalMac's old and increasingly unreliable fleet. Humza Yousaf takes the lead as SNP members swing behind Nicola Sturgeon's man, The 'worst health secretary in the history of devolution' is just ahead of his rivals in the SNP leadership contest, although a third of Nat members still don't know who to vote for, Ian Blackford 'looking forward' to end of police probe into SNP's 'murky' finances as he dodges Peter Murrell question. Scottish Government-controlled ferry operator Calmac were forced to make moves to provide an emergency ferry from one of Scotland's busiest routes to Mull to serve the stricken islands in the . CalMac Ferries - Home - Facebook and the actions you performed just before this error. Michael Beales men were desperate to put last weeks 2-1 Hampden defeat behind them and faced a Kilmarnock side crying out for success on the road. The delays have added to pressure on CalMac's old and increasingly unreliable fleet. Mark Daly investigates what went wrong at the Ferguson shipyard, and raises questions about the tender process that saw the contract awarded in 2015. Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. A Gannett Company. "You would think they can just put another ferry on but then they say they can't, just suck it up. Exclusive: Scottish Labour blasted the Scottish Government for their inaction in trying to get rid of dangerous Grenfell-styling cladding on buildings across the country. The Herald on Sunday revealed that the ferry operator had been secretly hit with 3.5m in performance fines in a year by the Scottish Government agency Transport Scotland as concerns rise about the reliability of Scotlands ageing ferry fleet. Repairs were carried out on the MV Caledonian Isles after an engine failure, The Glen Sannox's construction at Ferguson's shipyard has been troubled, An impression of one of new ferries being built for the Islay route, Privately-run Pentland Ferries has successfully used catamarans to and from Orkney for years, In Denmark, fully-electric ferries are already sailing but only on relatively short routes, Islands like Iona are seeing visitor numbers pick up again, Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims. She was built in 2017 by Malakoff Limited in Shetland. The company, based in Drumchapel, has reportedly ceased all trading with its annual results currently overdue by more than two months. [1] The largest and newest, MVLoch Shira, is 54.27 by 13.90m (178ft 1in by 45ft 7in) and can carry 32 cars and 250 passengers. "The shops have been bare. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. On Friday it emerged the government faces a 5million bill after losing a High Court case related to takeover of Ferguson's. Meanwhile, a contract to deliver MV Glen Sannox and a sister ferry in 2018 won't now be completed until 2023 with costs doubling to 200million. SHOPS across some Scots islands have been forced to ration essential items amid widespread ferry cancellations due to a broken down vessel, the Herald on Sunday can reveal.
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