Call for new ferries on the west coast
The call comes following a meeting with Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands, Paul Wheelhouse, this week.
Chair Uisdean Robertson said: “This was a good meeting and I believe the Government and its officials are genuinely trying to find a solution to what is clearly an under capacity in Cal-Mac’s fleet.
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Hide Ad“However there is a problem in that no suitable ferries can be found despite extensive efforts to do so over a number of years.
“I am therefore calling on Transport Scotland to commission two new, appropriately sized, ferries to increase the resources available and to ease some of the issues our communities have had to endure over the summer months.”