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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.
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.
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.
All departments at CalMac will return to full normal working hours by the middle of October, managing director Robbie Drummond has confirmed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ferry operator CalMac has further extended its essential travel only timetable until at least June 30 and no future bookings will be taken until after this date.
