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The new Arran ferry, the MV Glen Sannox, was moved earlier this week to dry dock in Greenock to undergo a planned schedule of remedial work including the replacement of the bulbous bow which has plagued the project from the start.
The Scottish government inquiry into the ferry fiasco which has left Arran without a new ferry heard more evidence last week.
More workers have been recruited at the Ferguson Marine shipyard, as the Scottish Government shows its commitment to get the work completed on the new Arran ferry.
The Ferguson Marine yard is to be taken into public ownership allowing work to finally be completed on the new Arran ferry
Around 20 expressions of interest have been received to take over the shipyard which is believed to be offered for sale in the vicinity of £60 million and whose vessels are both over budget and behind schedule.
The Scottish government has pledged to deliver the MV Glen Sannox to Arran ‘as soon as possible’.
An offer to hand a share of ownership of the Ferguson Marine shipyard to the Scottish government has been rejected, according to reports this week.
There have been repeated claims this week that the Scottish government is considering nationalising of the Ferguson Marine shipyard in a big to resolve a bitter dispute over the building of the new Arran ferry and her sister ship.
