Replacement freight ferry sizes up port 21/12/12
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The Maltese flagged MV Arrow owned by Seatruck has already been sized up for the ferry terminals at Stornoway and at Uig, Skye.
She called in locally to try out her suitability to berth stern-
Cal Mac is to charter a temporary ferry for about a year to carry haulage vehicles until the new, larger, combined passenger and freight Stornoway ferry is built in 2014.
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The MV Arrow sails on a daily shuttle run between Dublin to Heysham. She would not be needed for the Stornoway service until the Muirneag leaves in October.
A CalMac spokesman said: "We are considering a number of options for the replacement of the MV Muirneag when she comes out of service in October next year, one of which is the MV Arrow.
“The opportunity to carry out trial berthings in Stornoway presented itself recently
and we felt it prudent to take advantage of the this while she was in the area, however
nothing has been ruled in or ruled out at this stage and we are continuing to investigate
all options."