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Tiree Terminal Building

Tiree Terminal Works

A project to enhance marshalling capacity, improve traffic management within CMAL’s port boundary and provide a new terminal building

Northern Isles Freight Vessels

A project to replace two Northern Isles freight vessels currently operating on the Aberdeen to Kirkwall/Lerwick route

Gasay Ferry Terminal Development

In 2017, the Lochboisdale Harbour Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG) report was published, and it concluded that parts of the…

Soitheach Ùr dha Malaig – Loch Baghasdail

Photo Credit: Mark Nicolson The Mallaig-Lochboisdale new vessel project will look to replace the existing vessel MV Lord of the…

Ferry on the slipway at Cumbrae

Ath-thogail cidhe Chumaraidh

A project to plan and design the replacement or significant refurbishment of the slipway at Cumbrae as it nears the…

Leasachadh Port-aiseig Phort Ilein

A project to increase the vehicle marshalling area, increase staff and visitor parking, improve port operations for commercial use, improve…

MV Loch Frisa

New name of vessel revealed 21 December 2021 Over 1000 votes were cast in our naming competition, and it was…

Gourock, Dunoon, Kilcreggan programme

A programme to deliver modern, reliable and resilient lifeline passenger ferry services between Gourock, Dunoon and Kilcreggan.  The Gourock Harbour…

MV Loch Tarbert

Small Vessel Replacement Programme

The Small Vessel Replacement Programme aims to achieve a very substantial renewal of the small vessel fleet during the next…

New Islay Vessel—Artist's Impression

New vessel for Islay

In April 2018, Scottish Ministers announced that Islay would be next in line for a new ferry to replace the…

Armadal agus Malaig

More clarity needed on vessel requirements 19 August 2020 Consideration of the outcomes of the Armadale and Mallaig ferry terminals…

Tarbert Ferry Terminal, Isle of Harris

Bun-structar Triantan an Eilein Sgitheanaich

  Welcome to the Skye Triangle Infrastructure Programme page.  Overall programme updates and progress will be published in this section,…

102m dual fuel ferries

Further delay to vessels August 2020 Following the statement made in parliament about the delay to the dual fuel ferries,…

Pròiseactan Glèidhidh Tìre is Chidheachean CMAL – Ùr-fhiosrachadh 2021

  PM TIR 008 ISPS Fencing & Gates at Tiree Pier CMAL have awarded the contract for the Installation of…

Buildings & Property Projects

CMAL has an in house Chartered Surveyor who is responsible for managing and maintaining the Building and Property assets around…

Dunoon and Kilcreggan Infrastructure Project

Argyll and Bute Council is responsible for leading on the Dunoon and Kilcreggan Infrastructure Project.  For enquiries and further information,…

Alt-aiseig Ghurraig

New linkspan installed 26 January 2021 The new linkspan has been installed at Gourock Ferry Terminal during a late night…

Tiree pier

Tiree pierhead

Cmal completes Tiree Pierhead works 11 May 2021 Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has completed final snagging works at Tiree…

Prògram leasachaidh Loch Àlainn

Project update 3 July 2020 We are adhering strictly to the six-step restart plan agreed between the Scottish Government and…

Coll and Tiree linkspan replacement

New linkspan installed at Tiree 14th March 2020 A new linkspan has been installed at Tiree Ferry Terminal and the…

Ionadachadh alt-aiseig an Òbain

Project update 14 March 2019 You can watch our timelapse video of the new linkspan being transported to Oban on…

Colintraive and Rhubodach Slipways Reconstruction

Project Update 5th December 2018 A time-lapse video of the slipway reconstruction work.   Project Update 18th October 2018 We…

MV Catriona

MV Catriona was delivered 6 weeks ahead of schedule. MV Catriona was handed over to CalMac Ferries Ltd by Ferguson…

Port-aiseig Bhàgh nan Uaimhean

Wemyss Bay reopened – 24 March 2016 Services to Rothesay reopened for travel again on Friday 25th March 2016 in…

Brodick Ferry Terminal

Post Construction Q&A Following the completion of redevelopment works at Brodick Ferry Terminal, CMAL have reviewed the questions and answers…

Pròiseact nan Aiseagan Hibrideach

History of our hybrid ferries Read more on MV Hallaig Read more on MV Lochinvar Read an update on the…

MV FINLAGGAN

Project overview Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) built a new ferry which is operated by CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) on…

Togail Leasachaidhean Acarsaid Ulapuil 2014

Videos courtesy of RJ Macleod Ltd

Balla Mara Loch Raonasa

Works to reconstruct the sea wall  at Lochranza ferry terminal is now complete. The rock armour to the slipway was…

MV LOCH SEAFORTH

MV LOCH SEAFORTH sailed her maiden voyage on 13th February 2015 on her route between Storonway and Ullapool. Project Update:…

MV Hallaig

Project overview The build of the first hybrid ferry began in January 2012 when Mrs Marylyn Lynne Johnston, wife of our…

MV Lochinvar

Project overview We ran a naming competition to choose the name for our second hybrid ferry and the results were…

Ath-leasachadh Cidhe na Leargaidh Gallta

CMAL completed a £6m project to rebuild the historic pier in Largs, Ayrshire, and was officially re-opened by The Princess…

Pròiseact nan Aiseagan Beaga

The Small Ferries Project is a unique study to establish how best to design and build a fleet of small…

Cala Cheann na Creige: Gluasad Bhàirdsean Bàite

Work was being undertaken at Kennacraig to remove the sunken barge from near the ferry berth. The five week project…

Leasachaidhean Cala Phort Ilein is Cheann na Creige

Work is being undertaken at Port Ellen and Kennacraig harbours which will deliver improved berthing facilities and accommodate the MV…