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 ...

Ferguson Marine said it was unable to bid to build a replacement for MV Lord of the Isles because of eligibility criteria.

The contract to run Scotland's west coast ferry services in future has been directly awarded to the existing publicly-owned operator CalMac Ferries Ltd. The Scottish government said the service would ...

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 ...

John Swinney has insisted Ferguson Marine has a “secure future” despite the yard being frozen out of bidding for a major ...