VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

CALMAC FERRIES TO BE BUILT IN EUROPE

5 years ago

Scotland’s premier ferry company plans to award its next, major shipbuilding contract to a non-UK yard. Detailed tenders for two vessels to serve the Islay route in the Hebrides have been invited by Caledonian Maritime Assets (CMAL) from four builders in Poland, Romania and Turkey. The new ferries will be assigned to Scottish Government-owned CMAL’s Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) fleet.

The 1986-built Hebridean Isles is one of two ferries to be replaced by new ships on the Islay service

Scotland’s premier ferry company plans to award its next, major shipbuilding contract to a non-UK yard. Detailed tenders for two vessels to serve the Islay route in the Hebrides have been invited by Caledonian Maritime Assets (CMAL) from four builders in Poland, Romania and Turkey. The new ferries will be assigned to Scottish Government-owned CMAL’s Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) fleet.