Tag: MV Glen Sannox
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Islanders views must be heard in new ferry decision-making
A Holyrood probe into the construction of the overdue and over-budget MV Glen Sannox and her sister ship for CalMac has branded the management process a ‘catastrophic failure’.
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Ferry fiasco has been ‘absolutely tragic’ for island communities
The residents of Arran have been ‘let down very, very badly’ by the Ferguson Marine fiasco, the boss of Caledonian Martime Assets Ltd (CMAL) has said.
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Greenock firm to outfit ferry passenger areas
Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited has placed three contracts worth over £15 million with Scottish companies to continue progress with the completion of the new Arran ferry, MV Glen Sannox, and her sister ship Hull 802.
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Delays to new Arran ferry are ‘unacceptable’
West Scotland MSP Jamie Greene has hit out at the Scottish government over its failure to deliver the long-awaited replacement ferry vessel, the Glen Sannox, for the Ardrossan to Arran route.
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Romanian specialists now designing new Arran ferry
A new report has unveiled the catalogue of failures which continues to dog the ill-fated MV Glen Sannox.
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MV Glen Sannox has bulbous bow replaced
The removal and replacement of MV Glen Sannox’s bulbous bow is another key milestone in progressing the first of two dual fuel vessels towards completion, bosses at the publicly owned Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd shipyard say.
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Arran ferry goes into dry dock
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.