The contract for Clyde and Hebrides ferry services could be awarded to current operators CalMac without a competitive tendering process. The Scottish government is to explore exempting the services ...

Ferries and the problems besetting CalMac's services have dominated many of the day's exchanges on the election campaign. First Minister John Swinney travelled to Stornoway, where he announced a new ...

The head of Scotland's biggest ferry operator has raised the prospect of a major shake-up of how the country's troubled ferry network ...

A concept design drawing for the ship that will replace MV Lord of the Isles on the route between Mallaig and Lochboisdale on South Uist. Scotland's publicly-owned shipyard says it has been blocked ...

CalMac has hit the headlines for ferry breakdowns and service problems - but how big is the fleet at the ferry firm’s disposal, what is its history and what are the major challenges to come? CalMac is ...

The first of four new CalMac ships built in Turkey has carried its first passengers, bringing some relief to the ferry operator as faces a "firestorm" of vessel shortages. MV Isle of Islay sailed from ...

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The crisis at CalMac has tested island resolve on Coll and Tiree after months of disruption to ferry services Islanders say they can no longer live in ‘Blitz spirit’ mode and have called for the ...