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The wellbeing economy secretary has expressed 'extreme concern' that a new wave of delays and potential higher costs is set to hit Scotland's ferry fiasco.
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Inverclyde's council leader has appealed to the Scottish Government to save the nationalised firm at the centre of Scotland's ferry fiasco after the board admitted that there was 'significant doubt' over it being able to continue as a going concern.
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The ship, still being constructed at Ferguson shipyard, will enter the River Clyde on 12 March next year.
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The shipyard's boss tells MSPs the ill-fated ferries are more challenging than Type 26 frigates.
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Hull 802, recently named the Glen Rosa, was originally due to be finished in 2018 - but now won't be ready until May 2025.
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Concerns have been raised that regulatory clearances for two ferries at the centre of Scotland's ferry fiasco were not made in good time - after it emerged they failed to comply with safety rules that are seven years old.
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Transport Scotland has insisted that there will be an 'all encompassing review' into allegations that the awarding of the ferry fiasco contract to tycoon Jim McColl's Ferguson Marine was rigged.
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Arran's new ferry - known only as Hull 802 - will now be named MV Glen Rosa, after a public vote.
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The safety regulator has asked Ferguson Marine to carry out changes to the two vessels.
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Scotsman readers are invited to submit [to the Scotsman editor] a suggested name for the CalMac ferry being built at the Ferguson Marine shipyard.
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A competition has been launched to name the CalMac ferry at the centre of the Ferguson's ferry fiasco.
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'The overriding feeling when we hand them over will be a mixture - pride, I hope, if they are working well, and of course, it will be a relief.'
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The CEO insists 'the future is there to grab' for the Port Glasgow shipyard, with bids in the pipeline for small ferry contracts and windfarm support vessels.
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Further issues with the ferry fiasco vessels mean a further £20m in costs and a delay of up to six months in the delivery of the first ship.
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The publicly owned shipyard firm at the centre of the nation's ferry fiasco is considering redundancies - despite lack of manpower being highlighted by them as a key issue for delivery of one of two lifeline vessels.
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The 'value for money' study which was conducted on completing the two CalMac ferries at Ferguson's shipyard has cost the public purse over £600,000, it has emerged.
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The BBC is invited on board the CalMac ferry that's become famous for all the wrong reasons.
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Ministers have been accused of concealing the real reason for sinking millions into the shipyard company at the centre of Scotland's ferry fiasco to avoid claims of acting unlawfully.
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New fears have emerged about the future of the state-owned shipyard firm at the centre of Scotland's ferry crisis - as it emerged a secret report stated it needed to be three times more productive.
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Jim McColl says continuing to build a second ferry at Ferguson Marine is the wrong commercial decision.
(Permalink) Ferguson Marine  Newark Shipyard: An October 2022 aerial view from Newark Castle Park of Ferguson's Newark Shipyard from the east. The new 'Glen Sannox' is to the right at the fitting out quay and her sistership, the as yet unnamed se ...  Newark Shipyard: Work continues on 'Glen Sannox' at Ferguson Marine in February 2023, as seen from the eastbound platform of Cardross station! The large statues of shipbuilders are 33 feet high.  Newark Shipyard: 'Glen Sannox', Calmac's new ferry for the Ardrossan to Brodick route was launched from Ferguson's shipyard at Port Glasgow on a dreich 21st November 2017. |
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Over-budget vessel 802 could be built cheaper elsewhere but Neil Gray says Scottish Government will keep contract at Ferguson Marine to save time.
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Building a new ferry would be cheaper than completing the second CalMac vessel under construction at Ferguson Marine.
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One of Scotland's biggest unions has called for the shipyard firm at the centre of Scotland's ferry fiasco to remain in public hands saying denationalisation risks 'sabotaging' progress being made.
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Ministers have a plan to denationalised the shipyard firm at the centre of Scotland's ferry fiasco, it has emerged.
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Arguments over placing catamarans on Scottish ferry routes will finally be put to the test.
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New drone footage of Glen Sannox and Hull 802 at our yard in Port Glasgow. Video credit: shared with kind permission of The Scotsman.
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Managers and ministers have come under fire for 'scapegoating' workers over the ferry fiasco which has seen two vessels delayed by five years with costs soaring.
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Amid the furore surrounding the CalMac vessels being built by Ferguson at Port Glasgow, it is easy to forget that Scotland was once one of the greatest shipbuilding nations in the world.
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The Scottish Government's transport agency has been accused of hampering a ferry fiasco probe after producing new evidence indicating former transport minister Derek Mackay knew of the controversial preferred bidder award to tycoon Jim McColl's Ferguson Marine.
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The massively delayed CalMac ferry Glen Sannox will need nearly two months of further tests before entering passenger service in addition to the 'extensive sea trials prior its completion by Ferguson Marine which John Swinney related to MSPs last week.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Ferguson Marine MV Glen Sannox Newark Shipyard: Work continues on 'Glen Sannox' at Ferguson Marine in February 2023, as seen from the eastbound platform of Cardross station! The large statues of shipbuilders are 33 feet high. Newark Shipyard: 'Glen Sannox', Calmac's new ferry for the Ardrossan to Brodick route was launched from Ferguson's shipyard at Port Glasgow on a dreich 21st November 2017. |
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The overdue and over-budget new Ardrossan-Arran ferry has been delayed again, it has been confirmed today.
(Permalink) Ferguson Marine MV Glen Sannox Newark Shipyard: Work continues on 'Glen Sannox' at Ferguson Marine in February 2023, as seen from the eastbound platform of Cardross station! The large statues of shipbuilders are 33 feet high. Newark Shipyard: 'Glen Sannox', Calmac's new ferry for the Ardrossan to Brodick route was launched from Ferguson's shipyard at Port Glasgow on a dreich 21st November 2017. |
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A bombshell report from the public spending watchdog has cast doubt over the future of Ferguson's shipyard, criticised bonuses and warned the bill for the two CalMac ferries could rise.
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Ferguson's has sent fiasco ferry MV Glen Sannox back to the Dales Marine shipyard in Greenock once again.
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The taxpayer-supported nationalised shipyard firm at the centre of the nation's ferry fiasco faces being dissolved because of failures in lodging financial statements over its business affairs.
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Ferry procurement quango CMAL is set to host a second online webinar on plans to replace seven small Caledonian MacBrayne vessels which Ferguson's shipyard wants to build.
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Frustrated Councillor Amanda Kerr is urging a visit of elected members to the Fergusons shipyard to discuss the delay in construction of the ferry MV Glen Sannox.
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The head of nationalised shipyard firm Ferguson Marine is being asked to account for how £128.25m of public money meant to be used to build two lifeline ferries was actually spent.
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A former Ferguson boss claims ministers rejected an offer to finish two CalMac ferries for an extra £50m.
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The outgoing chairman of Prestwick Airport who oversaw an influx of taxpayer loans needed to prop the business has been appointed to the same position with the nationalised ferry fiasco firm Ferguson Marine.
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Inverclyde's SNP parliamentarians are today being urged to support the award of new Scottish Government ferries contracts to the nationalised Ferguson shipyard in Port Glasgow.
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Angry North Ayrshire councillors are demanding answers to delays to the construction of two ferries which are well overdue and over budget.
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A Holyrood trip to an Scottish island to investigate Scotland's ferry fiasco was cut short after a service was cancelled.
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A failure to build sensors into one of the ferries at the centre of Scotland's ferry fiasco means that it remained unsafe to operate, it has emerged.
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A new fault with one of the ferries at the centre of Scotland's ferry fiasco could see it lose its green credentials. [Temporarily -RS]
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Ministers have been accused of ignoring proposals for a Clyde shipbuilding revolution to solve Scotland's ferry crisis by forging ahead with alternative plans to procure two more ferries.
(Permalink) CMAL Ferguson Marine Newark Shipyard: An October 2022 aerial view from Newark Castle Park of Ferguson's Newark Shipyard from the east. The new 'Glen Sannox' is to the right at the fitting out quay and her sistership, the as yet unnamed se ... Newark Shipyard: 'Glen Sannox', Calmac's new ferry for the Ardrossan to Brodick route was launched from Ferguson's shipyard at Port Glasgow on a dreich 21st November 2017. |
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Work to finish the massively-delayed CalMac ferry Glen Sannox is 'coming on in leaps and bounds' but is about to enter a crucial equipment testing phase, the Scottish Government company which ordered it has warned.
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Scotland's Auditor General is considering a new inquiry into two late and over-budget ferries after a documentary raised concerns about their procurement.
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The Chief Executive of Ferguson Marine, David Tydeman, has said that Ministry of Defence work could potentially provide a 'solid base' for the future of the troubled Port Glasgow ferry builders.
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A Polish shipbuilding firm which lost out on a £97 million Scottish Government ferry contract has said its legal team is considering possible formal steps amid allegations the tendering process may have been rigged.
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Nicola Sturgeon has said no decision has been taken on a near £100m budget rise in the taxpayer cost of the vessels at the centre of Scotland ferry fiasco.
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New allegations have surfaced suggesting the entire ferry procurement process was fixed in favour of Ferguson's.
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New concerns have emerged over whether vessels at the centre of Scotland's ferry fiasco will ever be delivered as it emerged the costs to the taxpayer is now approaching £340m.
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One of the vessels isn't expected to be ready until 2024. The cost to build two CalMac ferries at the Ferguson Marine shipyard has increased by more than £70m. However, if potential problems arise, this could increase to £84.1m.
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A BBC investigation uncovers evidence of irregularities in awarding the contract for two CalMac ferries.
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Few of those involved emerge well from the story ...
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New technical problems including issues with 125 miles of cables are posing a further threat to the project to deliver of one of the vessels at the centre of Scotland's ferry fiasco.
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SNP ministers overlooked a Polish shipyard with a track record of delivering ferries for island communities in favour of newly rescued Ferguson Marine, raising fresh questions over the scandal.
(Permalink) CMAL Ferguson Marine MV Argyle MV Bute MV Finlaggan Remontowa  Kennacraig: The Paps of Jura dominate the skyline as MV Finlaggan prepares to pass Ardpatrick Point at the mouth of West Loch Tarbert on 16 October 2020. On this sailing the vessel will turn towards Port Askaig ...  Rothesay Pier: Rothesay Pier on 26th July 2018 - Beauty and the Beast - otherwise known as 'PS Waverley' and 'MV Bute'.
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The Scottish Government will pay more than £200,000 to a Dutch consultancy firm to tell them how to turn around a scandal hit ferry shipyard.
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The ferry is one of two vessels due to be completed by 2018, but has since been pushed back to 2023.
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MV Glen Sannox has returned to Port Glasgow from a brief but essential stay at dry dock in Greenock.
The vessel - one of two dual-fuel ferries being built at Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) (FMPG) - has spent three weeks at Dales Marine for essential works on its propulsion systems, seals and bow doors. She was also given a fresh coat of paint. The dry dock period is a normal and scheduled part of the build programme. (Permalink) Ferguson Marine MV Glen Sannox |
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The company's chief executive is optimistic two delayed CalMac ferries will be delivered next year.
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The nationalised shipyard is currently building two vessels due for delivery five years behind schedule and significantly over budget.
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The boss of Ferguson's today predicted a 'bright future' for the shipyard as it moves towards completing the two CalMac ferries and looks at landing lucrative warship and windfarm work.
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Milestone journey made to have finishing touches made before the overdue vessel enters service next spring.
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A half-decade late Port Glasgow-built ferry at the centre of the £250m Scottish Government procurement fiasco has fired up an engine for the first time.
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Mistakes made at the outset in the construction of two ferries delayed by over five years saw money effectively wasted on rebuilding units and contributed to catastrophic failure in their delivery, the chief executive of Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) said.
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One of Scotland's wealthiest men says green vessels at the centre of Scotland's ferry fiasco are already obsolete and would produce dangerous emissions.
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Scottish Government senior officials have insisted there is 'no blank cheque' over the £250m ferry fiasco contract - despite public finance auditors saying ministers were 'committed to pay the final vessel costs regardless of the final price'.
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The issue of the ferry building contract awarded to Ferguson Marine has been raised at the Scottish Parliament.
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Minisers have been advised that their experts have been unable to establish what state the two vessels at the centre of Scotland's £250m ferry fiasco are in - despite official assurances that they will be ready next year, the Herald on Sunday can reveal.
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A spiralling catalogue of faults with the two vessels at the centre of Scotland's ferry fiasco under the stewardship of minister-controlled Ferguson Marine has prompted serious shipyard concerns over whether they will ever see service.
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An oil firm has joined the row over Scotland's nationalised shipyard after it said that a barge ordered from the Port Glasgow business was towed away half-finished.
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The MV Glen Sannox is due between March and May 2023, with Hull 802 following between October and December.
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Ministers have been accused of 'institutional corruption on a grand scale' over a 'failure' of transparency over Scotland's ferry fiasco.
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The new Ferguson boss says the overdue and overbudget CalMac ferries will be finished next year.
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The Glen Sannox and as yet unnamed hull 802 will be delayed until at least next year - five years later than planned.
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Ferguson Marine, the shipbuilding company which has struggled to deliver two CalMac ferries in recent years, is in a bid to build warships for the Bangladesh navy out of its yard in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde.
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Jenny Gilruth told the Record a 'substantial' number of vessels in the Caledonian MacBrayne fleet would need replacement in the coming years and Fergusons could bid for the work.
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Firefighters rushed to Ferguson Marine after a blaze broke out on board one of the CalMac ferries under construction.
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The FM says ministers acted with the aim of saving jobs and delivering lifeline ferries.
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The overrun to complete two ferries being built at the Ferguson Marine shipyard has risen to between 122.5m and 126.5m.
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A 97m order for two ferries that ended up sinking the revival of the Clyde's last commercial shipyard.
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Scottish ministers approved a calamitous contract for the construction of two ferries despite being warned that it carried significant risks for taxpayers, the public spending watchdog has found.
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Report states delays have frustrated island communities and weakened resilience across Scotlands ferry network
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Ministers have been accused of withholding vital information about the revised timelines for the delivery of long-delayed lifeline ferries under construction at nationalised Ferguson Marine.
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More than half a million pounds of taxpayers money has been spent by ministers with private consultants Ernst and Young to advise on ferries since 2015 in a move described as 'scandalous'. [Full article requires subscription. -RS]
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A demand for an independent judge-led public inquiry into the £300m Ferguson ferries fiasco looks set to be snubbed by the Scottish Government.
(Permalink) Ferguson Marine Newark Shipyard: Looking across the River Clyde to the MV Glen Sannox tied up alongside the Ferguson Marine yard in Port Glasgow on 28 June 2021. The ship is still to enter service with Cal Mac years after being launc ... Newark Shipyard: 'Glen Sannox', Calmac's new ferry for the Ardrossan to Brodick route was launched from Ferguson's shipyard at Port Glasgow on a dreich 21st November 2017. |
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Fury has grown over the islands ferry debacle as it emerged that there will be further delays to the completion of vessel 802 the unfinished hulk which is already five years late for arrival on the Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy route.
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Issues with short cabling are set to further delay and increase costs over the already put back delivery of two green vessels at the centre of Scotland's ferry fiasco.
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Ferguson Marine was visited by politician turned TV presenter Michael Portillo for a BBC show.
The latest episode of his Great Coastal Railway Journeys series sees the broadcaster look at progress on the two CalMac ferries, as part of a feature on their role connecting Scotland's islands with the mainland. (Permalink) Ferguson Marine Great Coastal Railway Journeys Michael Portillo Newark Shipyard: 'Glen Sannox', Calmac's new ferry for the Ardrossan to Brodick route was launched from Ferguson's shipyard at Port Glasgow on a dreich 21st November 2017. |
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One of the ferries at the centre of Scotland's shipbuilding fiasco was involved in a fresh drama as it had to face the rigours of Storm Malik.
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The Ferguson's shipyard 'turnaround boss' who presided over a further delay to the CalMac fiasco ferries has invoiced taxpayers to the tune of nearly £2m for two years' work.
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Existing contract work further delayed the construction of CalMac ferries at the yard. Ferguson Marine has lost nearly an additional £8m building three vessels, on top of the two delayed and over budget CalMac ferries, according to its annual accounts.
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Fife MSP Jenny Gilruth starts her new job as Scotland's transport minister with a long list of challenges, just two months before the railways are set to be nationalised.
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Serious questions have been raised over the viability of two green vessels at the centre of Scottish ferry fiasco - as it has emerged key hull features have been left off seven years after the design was completed.
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Urgent action has been demanded to start upgrading work to accommodate CalMac's long-delayed new ferry on its busiest route amid growing frustration with the slow progress of the project.
(Permalink) Ardrossan Brodick Caledonian MacBrayne Ferguson Marine  Ardrossan Harbour: Calmac 'MV Caledonian Isles' loads for the return sailing after battling a strong wind and extremely rough sea to reach her berth at Ardrossan Harbour on arrival from Brodick Pier on Arran in June 201 ... Newark Shipyard: 'Glen Sannox', Calmac's new ferry for the Ardrossan to Brodick route was launched from Ferguson's shipyard at Port Glasgow on a dreich 21st November 2017.  Brodick Pier: MV 'Caledonian Isles' berthed at Brodick, Arran, following the crossing from Ardrossan on 21 July 2011. |
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Delivery of Hull 802 -destined for the Uig-Lochmaddy-Tarbert routes - could be delayed even further because of a design change requested by the Scottish Government.
(Permalink) Ferguson Marine Hull 802 Lochmaddy Tarbert Uig  Lochmaddy Pier: Calmac MV Hebrides comes alongside Lochmaddy Pier and slowly approaches the linkspan after crossing from Skye to North Uist on 1st August 2018.  Tarbert Pier: MV Hebrides arrives at Tarbert on the Isle of Harris with the Saturday evening sailing from Uig on 28th July 2018. For most of the year the ship would berth here overnight but this being the pe ... |
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Completion of the first of two long-delayed CalMac ferries by the revised date of September will be challenging with Covid cases likely to cause significant disruption this month, a Ferguson Marine chief told MSPs today.
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We've started so well finish seems to be the maxim for the SNP government with regard to the ships languishing in the Ferguson yard on the Clyde, yet badly required by island communities.
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State buyouts of Prestwick airport, a shipbuilder and a company supplying offshore wind turbines which have cost the public purse tens of millions of pounds are 'unlikely to achieve value for money', the spending watchdog has said.
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Ferguson Marines turnaround director, who was hired to improve the fortunes of the shipyard, has announced he will leave his post before the completion of the two delay ferries.
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A warning of a potential further delay in delivering the Ferguson's ferries highlights the Scottish Government's 'appalling' performance throughout the fiasco, an MSP has declared.
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It has taken so long to build two CalMac ferries in Port Glasgow that much of the equipment installed since 2016 'may have deteriorated' and will become a 'challenge' in meeting revised delivery dates.
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Inverclyde's MSP has declared he wants all future CalMac ferries to be built at Ferguson's and repeated his insistence that failing turnaround director Tim Hair must go.
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A councillor has tabled a formal request for all CalMac ferry contracts to go Ferguson Marine to secure the future of the yard.
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Scottish ministers are facing calls to scrap or sell off a controversial CalMac superferry that has doubled in cost to £100m and is five years overdue.
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Two massively-delayed new CalMac ferries must be completed with 'no ifs, no buts', Finance Secretary Kate Forbes warned the Ferguson Marine shipyard today.
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The Scottish Government has been accused of 'catastrophic failures' after it was revealed two new ferries for Islay will not be built in Scotland.
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Two new ferries which will serve Islay and Jura will not be built in Scotland, the government-backed vessel procurement body has said, despite the Scottish Government owning a shipyard.
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Two CalMac ships for the Islay route will be built by a foreign yard after Ferguson fails to make the shortlist.
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No Scottish shipyards are in the running for the creation of two new lifeline vessels to serve Islay, it can be revealed.
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Bosses at Ferguson Marine today hailed the installation of the bulbous bow on the second unfinished CalMac ferry as a 'significant milestone' in the heavily-delayed project.
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Scotland'S finance secretary hailed Ferguson's £790k-a-year turnaround boss as 'best of the best' during a visit to the shipyard ” and hinted that future CalMac ferries contracts WILL go there.
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A former executive with the shipyard company at the centre of Scotland's ferry building fiasco has warned that the newly nationalised firm is set to fail and warned of the 'scandal' of shutting down innovation and business development and concentrating only on the toxic ferry contract.
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The leader of Inverclyde Council has written to ministers demanding new ferry contracts are handed to the shipyard firm at the centre of the ferry-building fiasco to preserve its future.
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Ministers have been asked to 'come clean' as fears grow over the collapse of the nationalised firm at the centre of the Scots ferry-building fiasco.
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People could be forgiven for wondering if the troubled ferry Glen Sannox will ever take up her proposed Ardrossan-Brodick run, as she has become something of a permanent fixture on her berth at Ferguson Marine in Port Glasgow. Dogged by construction problems and intrigue as to who is behind many of the key decisions made in her design, the ship is set to be the centre of controversy for some time to come.
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The nationalised shipyard company at the centre of Scotland's ferry building fiasco has made a £100m loss in its first four months of Scottish Government control.
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Ferguson'S should be awarded 'every single' new Caledonian MacBrayne ferry contract by the Scottish Government in the post-Brexit era, an election candidate has declared.
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After last week's column about the latest disturbing developments at Ferguson Marine on the Lower Clyde and the Scottish government-owned yard's protracted struggles to finish two new ferries for the ...
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