Harbour consultation in Brodick
The rescheduled consultation on proposals to develop the landside facilities at Ardrossan Harbour will take place in Brodick on Wednesday April 13.
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MSP takes up fight for skipper training to stop cancellations
CalMac has admitted that some of its skippers are neither experienced nor competent enough to sail to Ardrossan or Gourock as port of refuge in moderate, not to mention bad weather, which leading to sailings being needlessly cancelled.
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Demand for action over loss of vital daily sailings
Only one in three of the vital 7am daily sailings from Ardrossan to Brodick operated during December, which severely limits delivery of goods and services, impacting widely on our island community.
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Inquiry finds lack of forward planning led to fiasco
Arran Ferry Committee remotely met with CalMac managing director Robbie Drummond and his operations management team last week to review the recent incident On October 10 which closed Ardrossan to outgoing traffic whilst continuing to operate traffic from Brodick. They were joined on the call by the head of ferries from Transport Scotland.
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Yet more delay for new Arran ferry
The date for the delivery of MV Glen Sannox has slipped yet again and is now projected for the fourth quarter of 2022, it was confirmed to the Arran Ferry Committee this week.
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CalMac say sorry as bosses pledge more resources to improve service
All departments at CalMac will return to full normal working hours by the middle of October, managing director Robbie Drummond has confirmed.
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CalMac commits to Claonaig facilities
Due to continued pressure from passengers and lobbying by the Arran Ferry Committee, CalMac have committed to provide toilets at the Claonaig ferry port in time for the summer season next year.
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CalMac in second ferry return pledge but capacity worries remain
The MV Isle of Arran is due to return to service on the Arran route on Tuesday, which will bring much needed capacity to summer ferry service.
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Early ferry would help get goods to Arran on time
At last week’s meeting of the Isle of Arran Ferry Committee (AFC) it was acknowledged that the reliability of the 7am ferry from Ardrossan has been severely impacted of late with the vessel berthing in Brodick. This has meant that goods and services are not arriving on Arran until the 10.40am boat instead of 8am, leading to disruption and inconvenience.
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Keep ferry restrictions majority say
Two thirds of Arran residents, who responded to a single online question, think that restrictions on ferry travel to the island should remain after June 14.