Western to Build New Ferries As Demand Rises

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The privately operated Western Ferries is to build two new ferries for its Gourock/Dunoon service, and says its plan to launch services to Arran is still alive but is delayed by uncertainty over the fate of Caledonian MacBrayne.

It wants to know if Road Equivalent Tariff (RET), which cuts fares by up to 50%, will be extended to other CalMac routes and calls for an early announcement by the Scottish Government on whether the CalMac network of 24 routes is to be broken up when it is next tendered in 2013.

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Western to Build New Ferries As Demand Rises

Gordon Ross, managing director of Western Ferries, told The Herald the two new vessels represented a significant investment which would ensure the compa...

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