A deal to purchase a ferry for deployment on the Clyde and Hebrides network has been agreed, bringing additional resilience to the fleet, says a release from Transport Scotland. Norled’s UTNE has been earmarked for the Oban-Craignure route, and communities in Skye and the Western Isles will also...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/cmal-acquires-secondhand-tonnage/
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has invited four shipyards to bid for the contract to build two new ferries for Islay: Damen, Romania Remontowa Shipbuilding Sefine Denizcilik Tersanecilik Turizm Cemre Marin Endustri The contract will be awarded no later than the end of March 2022. The new...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/four-shipyards-invited-to-tender-for-new-islay-vessels/
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited has appointed German ferry design consultancy Navalue to lead the concept design of its Small Vessel Replacement Programme. Navalue will provide consultancy services for the concept design stage of the programme, which will see several small vehicle and passenger...
Scottish-led HySeas III project aims to build Europe’s first ferry powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The contract has been awarded to Aqualisbraemar LOC Group by Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL), one of the partners in the EU-funded HySeas III programme. The plan is to demonstrate that hydrogen...
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has awarded a contract to international design and engineering firm BMT to provide consultancy services for the concept design of a new passenger ferry for the Gourock, Dunoon and Kilcreggan routes. The new ferry will be designed to replace the vessels...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/contract-awarded-for-new-gourock-ferry-concept-design/
Scottish government-owned company Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has awarded a contract to design and engineering firm BMT to provide consultancy services for the concept design of a new…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/bmt-gets-design-contract-for-scotlands-new-energy-efficient-ferry/
CMAL has published an updated three-year corporate plan. The plan highlights the key projects CMAL intends to undertake and outlines aspirations during the next decade to address the lack of investment in ferries and harbour infrastructure since the turn of the century. Major investment is needed...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/cmal-publishes-ambitious-three-year-corporate-plan/
Flensburg-built LOCH SEAFORTH, which operates the route between Ullapool and Stornoway, was financed by Lloyds Banking Group and has been leased to CMAL for the past five years through an operational lease agreement. “Purchasing the Loch Seaforth outright will also bring considerable financial...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/seajets-purchased-hsc-ocean-flower-ii-ex-stena-lynx-iii-2/
The purchase price of the two ferries was not revealed.