UNIONS have welcomed the Scottish government’s decision to nationalise Ardrossan Harbour and award new ferry contracts to publicly-owned Ferguson Marine.The harbour had operated CalMac’s busiest ferry ...

The Scottish Government intends to directly award shipbuilder Ferguson Marine contracts to build four vessels, which will provide a five-year pipeline of work for the Port Glasgow yard. The package ...

Meanwhile, MV Glen Sannox - launched just over a year ago on the Troon to Arran route - has still to return from its annual overhaul, after being out of action since November. Latest updates revealed ...

It has been a tumultuous few weeks for travellers as ferry operator, Calmac, has had to deal with ferry breakdowns, ship delays, vessels reaching the end of their lease, and infrastructure failures.