The Scottish Government’s ferry owning firm admits the service for islanders has reached crisis point.
Kevin Hobbs, the CEO of Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) told STV News there wasn’t “any way of hiding away from that fact”.
He was speaking just days after the MV Isle of Islay, the first of two vessels to serve the islands of Jura and Islay, took to the water for the first time in Turkey at the weekend.
Hobbs apologised for the disruption caused by delays to building new ferries, but said CMAL remains focused on delivering new vessels to replace the ageing fleet.
He also said the current setup to procure ferries with CalMac and Transport Scotland is working well.
