CalMac directly awarded new ferry service contract

The declaration to tally Scotland's westbound seashore ferry services successful aboriginal has been straight awarded to the existing publicly-owned relation CalMac Ferries Ltd.

The Scottish authorities said the work would present beryllium focused connected a "public work model" alternatively of being tally connected a commercialized basis.

The declaration for the Clyde and Hebridean Ferry Service (CHFS) had been owed to expire past September but was extended by a year.

Ministers had indicated that a nonstop grant was their preference, but they needed much clip to guarantee this could beryllium done without a ineligible challenge.

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