Publicly-owned ferry company Caledonian MacBrayne has raised legal proceedings against the Scottish government after its decision to appoint Serco as the preferred bidder for the…
READ FULL STORYSerco have been selected by the Scottish Government as the preferred bidder for the new £450 million ferry contract.
READ FULL STORYA deal has been agreed for the three passenger ferries serving the Northern Isles to be bought outright by Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL), with
READ FULL STORYPoliticians have been reacting to news that the current NorthLink ferry contract has been extended by 18 months amid plans by the Scottish government to
READ FULL STORYFares on the Northern Isles ferry services will be frozen as work to ultimately cut ticket prices continues, the Scottish government’s Transport Minister, Humza Yousaf, has announced. Transport Scotland says prices will be kept on hold for 2017 as the SNP government…
READ FULL STORY• Highlands MSP pledges support for Teckal exemption • It allows contracts to be awarded without costly tendering • But Tavish Scott says argument is
READ FULL STORYA Shetland firm has lost a £12 million claim against the Scottish government after it unsuccessfully bid for a contract to provide ferry services for
READ FULL STORYIt may seem hard to believe given the weekend weather, but NorthLink are warning of possible changes to its scheduling tomorrow because of a poor…
READ FULL STORYThe NorthLink ferry listed badly on a southbound voyage after an auto-pilot control suffered a technical fault. Passengers onboard Wednesday’s sailing from Lerwick to Kirkwall…
READ FULL STORYScatsta Airport is likely to cut its staff by at least 25 per cent by the end of the year due to the offshore industry…
READ FULL STORYA call has been made for last week’s NorthLink ferry incident – in which the Hrossey “swerved” violently to avoid another vessel – to be…
READ FULL STORYThe chairman of the SIC environment and transport committee has come to the defence of Serco and its record in providing the isles with its
READ FULL STORYIsles MSP Tavish Scott has renewed his call for Audit Scotland to scrutinise the tender process which led to Serco being awarded the lifeline Northern…
READ FULL STORYThe Scottish government has been accused of a cover-up after failing to answer questions about its decision to award the 2012 Northern Isles ferry contract…
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