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Ferry services to Scottish islands at ‘all-time critical situation’

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee hears from groups representing island communities

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Disrupted ferry services have led to 'all-time critical situation' for islanders

DISRUPTED and unreliable ferry services have caused an “all-time critical situation”, representatives of Scotland’s island communities have…

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Derek Mackay: There was a high level of confidence in Ferguson Marine

There was also 'an expectation that there would be sufficient monitoring and oversight' of shipbuilding undertaken

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McColl calls new CalMac ferries 'obsolete'

Former Ferguson shipyard owner takes aim at the SNP during a session of the Public Audit Committee

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New CalMac ferries are 'obsolete' and will spew out 'poisonous' gases, claims Jim McColl

Business tycoon Jim McColl took aim at the SNP government over its handling of the ferries fiasco during an evidence session of the Public Audit Committee at Holyrood.

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‘Nothing choreographed’ about ferry document find, MSPs told

Senior Transport Scotland official says there was nothing nefarious in the timing of the release

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'Nothing choreographed' about release of key ferry document, official says

THERE was “nothing choreographed” about the release of a key document in relation to the contract for two delayed and over-budget ferries, a…

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Derek Mackay to be contacted in probe over botched ferries contracts

SHAMED former Finance Secretary Derek Mackay is among those who will be contacted as part of a probe into the debacle around the construction of two…

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John Swinney under pressure in Cal Mac ferry fiasco as documents point to his involvement

The Deputy First Minister was revealed to have given the ultimate approval to the disastrous deal to build two Cal Mac ferries at Ferguson Marine.

Daily Record

Scottish Government finds 'missing' document showing who approved Ferguson ferries

Emails show that John Swinney was involved in the sign off, raising calls for a public inquiry

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Labour accused of putting shipbuilding jobs at risk with 'careless' SNP attacks

POLITICAL point-scoring by Labour is putting jobs at the embattled shipyard at the heart of the ferries debacle, a trade union has warned.

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Ferguson Marine shipyard workers 'not to blame' for Cal Mac ferry fiasco as GMB union blasts Labour

EXCLUSIVE: The GMB union - which represents many shipyard workers at Fergusons - blasted Labour for using its members as a "political football".

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Ex-Ferguson Marine staff can speak to watchdog about ferries - Sturgeon

First Minister and Scottish Conservative leader clash over ferries fiasco latest

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Key ferries contract document 'not withheld, it was not prepared' says FM

The document in question is a formal recording of the decision to proceed with the final contract award to Ferguson Marine

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Government branded 'corrupt' over missing CalMac ferry documents

Labour and Conservative MSPs take aim at Ivan McKee over the latest instalment in the Ferguson ferry saga

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Ferguson Marine chief executive reveals plan to turnaround failing shipyard

The nationalised yard is bidding for work from CalMac, North Star Renewables, BAE and Babcock

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Milestone reached on Ferguson Marine ferry as resources ramp-up

The MV Glen Sannox is due between March and May 2023, with Hull 802 following between October and December

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Lib Dems to push for resignations if ferry completion deadline is missed again

It follows email correspondence that revealed the Finance Secretary Kate Forbes wanting to keep her meetings with staff at Ferguson Marine private

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Scots ferry fiasco yard sets its sights on building warships for the Bangladesh navy

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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Scots ferry fiasco yard sets its sights on building warships for the Bangladesh navy

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Derek Mackay 'willing to answer any questions' over ferry fiasco

Former Finance Minister has not been seen in Holyrood since February 2020

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Sturgeon defends pay package and rushed procurement of former shipyard CEO

Scottish Labour said his daily rate was nearly £3,000 a day and asked the First Minister if she had been signing Lionel Messi

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'Were you signing Lionel Messi?' Nicola Sturgeon blasted for paying shipyard boss £3k a day

Tim Hair was hired as a "turnaround director" at the scandal-plagued Ferguson Marine after the business was nationalised in 2019.

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Forbes: ex-yard owner McColl is trying to shift blame for ferry delays

Attempts by opposition MSPs to force the First Minister to make a statement on the ferries scandal failed

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McColl maintains ferry contracts were rushed for political reasons

Former Ferguson Marine owner accuses the government of conducting a “fabulous propaganda exercise”

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