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Ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne is making plans for next winter on the assumption that the two new ferries for the Ardrossan-Arran route STILL wont be in service.
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The Glen Sannox and Glen Rosa will each have a maximum carrying capacity of 852 passengers, down from the original plan of 1,000.
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New concerns have surfaced over the delivery of Scotland's ferries after the Scottish Government's ferry owners and procurers indicated they will not accept delivery if not fully dual fuel.
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The procurement process for the Ardrossan Harbour Redevelopment is being paused to deliver a refreshed business case for the project.
The tender design stage has identified that costs have risen significantly since the start of the project, and will need to be reassessed to take significant construction inflation and the expanded scope of the works into account. The project plans now include technically challenging and costly berth realignment marine works to better accommodate new ferries, allow better vessel interoperability and ultimately improve service reliability and resilience. (Permalink) Ardrossan Harbour Arran Brodick MV Glen Sannox North Ayrshire Council Peel Ports Group Transport Scotland  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 ... |
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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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Will the delayed and over-budget Glen Sannox achieve the longevity of some of Scotlands oldest and much-loved ships?
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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 BBC is invited on board the CalMac ferry that's become famous for all the wrong reasons.
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Take a look around MV Glen Sannox in this animated video, commissioned in 2017, and find out more about the ship.
(Permalink) 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 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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Ferguson's has sent fiasco ferry MV Glen Sannox back to the Dales Marine shipyard in Greenock once again.
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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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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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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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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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CalMac has expressed concerns about how a long-delayed ferry will perform in service next year as it was towed down the Clyde for the latest stage of construction, The Scotsman has learned.
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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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The MV Glen Sannox is due between March and May 2023, with Hull 802 following between October and December.
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The Glen Sannox and the as-yet-unnamed hull 802 are now expected to be completed between March and May 2023 and between October and December 2023.
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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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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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North Ayrshire's Council leader has spoken of a 'systemic issue' around the delivery of projects involving ferries.
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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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Worth more than £15m, the work will help towards the completion of the two over budget boats.
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Bosses at Ferguson's say that their staff will now begin to install over 15km of pipework on unfinished ferry MV Glen Sannox.
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The first of two new ferries destined for the Ardrossan to Arran service has returned to the water after dry dock repair works are completed.
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Work in carrying out design changes to resolve the fiasco over the delivery of two new lifeline Scottish ferries is being carried out in Romania.
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Glen Sannox and unnamed second CalMac vessel will be delivered at least four years late.
(Permalink) Ferguson Marine MV Glen Sannox 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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Nationalised shipbuilders Ferguson Marine insist that hopes of ending Scotland's £230m lifeline ferry building fiasco on track after completing a crucial phase of a massive repair job.
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The new Arran ferry has passed another milestone in its progress towards completion.
(Permalink) Ferguson Marine MV Glen Sannox 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 major repairs being carried out on the MV Glen Sannox ferry at a Greenock drydock are set to cost £400,000.
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The massively delayed new Arran ferry has taken a huge stride towards completion.
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Ferry bosses have warned that further delays to two new vessels being introduced to Scottish waters is contributing to 'major disruption' for islanders.
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Politicians probing the £200M CalMac ferries fiasco at Ferguson Marine have visited the Port Glasgow yard on a fact-finding tour as part of their inquiry into the debacle.
(Permalink) Ferguson Marine MV Glen Sannox  Newark Shipyard: [[MV Hebrides [III] ]] being fitted out at Ferguson's Shipyard in 2000. She entered service the following year with Caledonian MacBrayne. In summer she usually operates the Uig to Tarbert (Harris) and ... 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 proposed solution to ferries problems highlighted by the Ferguson's fiasco has been passed to the Holyrood committee probing the debacle.
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The shocking condition of Scotland's delayed £200 million superferries can be revealed today.
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Significant parts of a semi-built CalMac ferry at the Ferguson Marine shipyard will have to be scrapped, MSPs were told today.
(Permalink) Ferguson Marine MV Glen Sannox 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 head of the government agency which ordered the vessels rejects calls for the unfinished ferries to be scrapped.
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Four years late and £100m over budget - but who is to blame for the problems at Ferguson shipyard?
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Ex-Ferguson shipyard boss Jim McColl speaks out against plans to spend £110m on part-finished ferries.
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The cost of completing two delayed CalMac ferries has more than doubled, the Scottish government has revealed.
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The new board will try to secure the cheapest delivery of two CalMac ferries at the now nationalised shipyard.
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The Ferguson Marine shipyard on the Clyde looks poised to be nationalised by the Scottish Government amid an ongoing row over a £97 million ferry contract.
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The firm behind the Ferguson shipyard in Port Glasgow has begun the process of going into administration.
Ferguson Marine Engineering directors have served notice of their intent to go into administration and to do so by the end of next week. (Permalink) Ferguson Marine MV Glen Sannox |
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The Scottish government draws up plans to take Ferguson shipyard on the Clyde into public ownership.
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The Inverclyde yard posts a £60m loss following major cost overruns on deal to build new ferries.
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Ferguson Marine will try and claw back its extra costs on a delayed contract to build two new CalMac ferries.
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A row over claimed 'significant design changes' to CalMac delayed new Arran ferry today escalated to legal action
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