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Oct 19
Arran Ferry prices Next Year Will Be Barely Half What They Were 15 Years Ago
In the Arran Banner, Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald and Largs & Millport Weekly News Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop MSP announced that -...
Oct 3
The Redevelopment of Ardrossan Harbour
A somewhat rushed speech in yesterday’s debate on this important constituency matter – so much to say in only four minutes! Please see my...
May 2
It's Time to Order New Small Ferries
At Portfolio Questions on Wednesday and yesterday I raised concerns over the Small Vessel Replacement Programme. Islands like Cumbrae in...
Mar 2
Meeting With the Cabinet Secretary for Transport
Given concerns over ferry service to and from Arran, I arranged a meeting at Holyrood with island representatives - Bill Calderwood, Isle...
Feb 29
MV Caledonian Isles Outage
Yesterday afternoon in the Scottish Parliament, I raised the delays to repairs on the MV Caledonian Isles – the main vessel serving the...
Nov 18, 2023
The next Clydes and Hebrides Ferry Contract
On Thursday, Transport Minister Fiona Hyslop MSP gave a statement to the Scottish Parliament which made clear that the SNP Government...
Nov 8, 2023
A Modern and Sustainable Ferries Service
Earlier today I spoke to the above report of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee debate on improving our ferry services. Please...
Oct 2, 2023
Ferries Priority is New Vessel Delivery
Today, the Tories questioned whether or not Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd should accept the new ferries due to design change. I made the...
May 25, 2021
SNP Government to invest £580 million in Ferries over Next Five Years
Earlier today, Arran’s MSP Kenneth Gibson and his colleagues Dr Alasdair Allan and Jenni Minto, who represent the Western Isles and...
Feb 20, 2020
Gourock Linkspan Improvement to Proceed
Kenneth Gibson MSP has welcomed the decision from Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) to progress a project to extend the life of...
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