The procurement is expected to cost £50 million (Transport Scotland/PA)
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The procurement process for a new ferry which will serve Islay – estimated to cost £50 million – has begun, Transport Scotland has announced.
The first stage will assess if interested shipyards meet the criteria to take the project on, before an invitation to tender is issued later this year.
In the past year, the procurement process for ferries has come under scrutiny following issues with two vessels from the publicly-owned Ferguson Marine shipyard in Inverclyde.
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Vital repair work to Tiree Pier signed off
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Final snagging works to Tiree’s ferry terminal pier repair job have now been completed.
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), finished the main job in December last year which included repairs on the main pier approach way, which was damaged repeatedly by storms.
Work was also carried out to return the old pierhead back to operational use for third party vessels.