The MV Alfred is joining CalMac's west coast network for nine months Scottish ferry operator CalMac is chartering a catamaran to provide relief services on its west coast routes as its ageing fleet ...

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An emergency ferry brought in to help prop up Scotland's ageing CalMac lifeline ferry service for two years is to cost its publicly funded owners £3 million more than it cost to buy, The Herald can ...

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its report into the grounding of the ro-ro ferry Alfred on July 5, 2022. The ferry grounded on the east coast of Swona Island, Pentland ...

CalMac has extended plans for the chartered MV Alfred to run for an additional six months. The catamaran will provide extra resource on the Arran-Ardrossan route through the winter and annual overhaul ...

The ship was carrying 97 passengers at the time and 41 people were injured after the incident. The Pentland Ferries vessel was crossing from Gills Bay to St Margaret's Hope in Orkney A probe by the ...

Scottish operator Pentland Ferries’ new vessel Alfred arrived in Orkney after completing a 5,481 nautical mile voyage from shipbuilder Strategic Marine’s Vung Tao, Vietnam, shipyard that began August ...

Some west coast ferry services face disruption at the height of the summer holidays as CalMac struggles with a shortage of ships. The publicly-owned operator said one of its largest vessels MV ...

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THE RMT accused the Scottish government of attempting “P&O by the back door” over its decision to go to anti-trade union Pentland Ferries to prop up Caledonian MacBrayne’s (CalMac) ailing ferry fleet.

The first CalMac ferry being built by a shipyard in Turkey has completed its initial set of sea trials. MV Isle of Islay is one of four new ferries being built for Scotland's west coast routes by the ...