Major contracts awarded for delayed CalMac ferries [BBC News]





Date: 28/09/2020

Worth more than £15m, the work will help towards the completion of the two over budget boats.


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Major contracts awarded for delayed CalMac ferries
Ferguson worker on one of the ferries

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Worth more than £15m, the work will help towards the completion of the two over budget boats.

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