Proposal to replace ferries with new-
The ferries running across the Sound of Harris and the Sound of Barra are earmarked to be replaced in about ten years.
Maritime architects would be commissioned to design a blueprint for two ships replace
Loch Portain and Loch Bhrusda which ply the Western Isles’ inter-
One option is to order two sister vessels of identical design.
The 35-
Operating between Leverburgh and Berneray is the 11-
Two larger vessels for the Mich voyages to the Western Isles or the larger Inner Hebrides islands would be ordered in 2020 at an estimated total cost of £57 million, according to a strategy agreed by the board of Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL).
Candidates for replacement, The MV Lord of the Isles, MV Isle of Arran, MV Hebridean
Isles or the MV Isle of Mull, will be between 30 and nearly 40 years old by the time
the new-
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) -
CMAL said its “strategic priority is to provide reliable and innovative environmentally friendly new ferries to all Scotland’s island and rural communities.”
We will achieve this by implementing a long term fleet management plan for the existing fleet of 31 ferries while implementing a replacement programme that will meet the existing and future needs of the remote and island communities of Scotland.