Clyde and Hebrides ferry routes put out to Tender
Thursday, December 14 2006
For many years Caledonian MacBrayne operated the ferries between the Scottish Mainland and the Hebrides. Caledonian MacBrayne, or Calmac, is fully owned by the government. EU regulations however demand that all ferry routes have to put out to tender to give other ferry operators the opportunity to take over the routes, which should result in more sailings, better timetables and lower costs.
A quote from BBC News:
The future of one of Scotland's best known firms - Caledonian MacBrayne - will be settled by next summer after MSPs invited bids for its ferry routes. The Scottish Executive said the 24 Clyde and Hebrides routes had to be put out to tender to comply with EU rules. Scottish Executive-owned CalMac will have to fight off the world's biggest ship management firm, VShips. Transport Minister Tavish Scott said the competition process would result in more sailings and better timetables. Last year, the 24 services cost the executive £32m.
The future of one of Scotland's best known firms - Caledonian MacBrayne - will be settled by next summer after MSPs invited bids for its ferry routes. The Scottish Executive said the 24 Clyde and Hebrides routes had to be put out to tender to comply with EU rules. Scottish Executive-owned CalMac will have to fight off the world's biggest ship management firm, VShips. Transport Minister Tavish Scott said the competition process would result in more sailings and better timetables. Last year, the 24 services cost the executive £32m.
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