Ferry chaos 'a real threat' to island life

ISLAND communities face an “existential threat” without clear leadership to resolve Scotland’s ferry crisis, a scathing Holyrood report has warned

- REBECCA McCURDY

The Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee has published its findings into what future ferry provision should look like as state-owned CalMac’s ageing fleet comes under pressure after it cancelled sailings to South Uist for most of June. Two new ferries being built in Glasgow are years late and massively over budget.