Lifeline ferries being built in Turkey as part of a £115m contract are on track to be completed in a third of the time it is due to take a Scots yard to deliver.
(Permalink) CMAL Caledonian Macbrayne Cemre Marin Endustri

Keel laying and steel cutting milestones reached for ferries serving Islay, Jura and the Little Minch.
(Permalink) Cemre Marin Endustri Islay Jura Little Minch

Keel laying and steel-cutting ceremonies for two new ferries being built for Scotland's Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) were held this week at Cemre Marin Endustri shipyard in Turkey.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited Cemre Marin Endustri

A Turkish shipyard has emerged as a favourite to win a £115m contract to build two ferries for longsuffering islanders as attempts are made to shore up the nation's ageing ferry fleet.
(Permalink) CMAL Caledonian MacBrayne Cemre Marin Endustri

The construction of two new ferries for Islay is officially underway after the first piece of steel was cut yesterday (3 October 2022).

The steel-cutting ceremony took place at Cemre Marin Endustri shipyard in Turkey, where the two vessels are being built for Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL).
(Permalink) CMAL Cemre Marin Endustri Islay

A Turkish shipyard has won a £105 million contract to build two new CalMac ferries for its Islay routes.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Cemre Marin Endustri