The Port Glasgow-based national ferries and harbours body is setting sail on a long overdue £500m mission to renew the country’s ageing fleet in the wake of a stunning transformation of its HQ.
Caledonian Maritime Assets (CMAL) will be replacing 21 vessels — including the lightweight Gourock-Dunoon boats which have suffered thousands of cancelled sailings — as part of an ‘exciting’ 10-year plan of investment.