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• CONTRACT AWARDED FOR MODIFICATIONS TO NEWEST MEMBER OF VESSEL FLEET

  Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has awarded a £1m contract to Dales Marine Services Ltd in Leith to modify the MV Utne and bring her in line with UK marine regulations. Work will be carried

• COMMUNITY INVITED TO HAVE THEIR SAY ON NEW VESSEL FOR DUNOON

  Ferry users are invited to support the development process for the design of a new passenger-only vessel by sharing their views on the work undertaken to date and the shortlisted options for the new c

• CONTRACT AWARDED FOR PIERS UPGRADE FOR NEW ISLAY VESSELS

  Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has awarded a contract to engineering firm Mott MacDonald to support the detailed design of pier infrastructure upgrade works. The £1.5 million contract, whic

• NTM 84/21 Tiree: Establishment of Environmental Monitoring Buoy

  Mariners are advised of the undernoted lit special mark buoy that has been established to the east of Tiree Ferry Terminal Pier, Scarinish, Isle of Tiree. The details of the buoy were as follows. Name

• CMAL LAUNCHES GAELIC LANGUAGE PLAN CONSULTATION

  Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has launched a consultation to gather views and opinions on a new five-year Gaelic Language Plan 2022 to 2027. Those with an interest in promoting Gaelic are

• NTM 83/21 Linkspan Inspection Works – Various Ferry Terminals

  Mariners are advised that weather permitting condition surveys of the linkspan structures at the undernoted ferry terminals within the Inner Hebrides and Argyll will be undertaken on or about the indi

• NAMING COMPETITION LAUNCHED FOR NEWEST MEMBER OF FERRY FLEET

  Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has announced its shortlist of names for the recently purchased MV Utne, which will be renamed before joining the fleet. Members of the public will have the o

• NTM 82/11 Scalasaig Pier, Colonsay, Fender Replacement Works Update

  Latitude   56º 4.135’N Longitude 006º 11.052’W WGS 84 Datum WGS 84 Datum   Mariners are advised that works to replace fendering on the north berth of Scalasaig Pier, Colonsay Ferry Terminal, Isle

• NTM 81/21 Wemyss Bay Ferry Terminal Linkspan Inspection

  Latitude   55º 52.545’N Longitude 004º 53.442’W WGS 84 Datum WGS 84 Datum   Mariners are advised that weather permitting a condition survey of the linkspan structure will be undertaken at Wemyss

• NTM 80/21 Coronavirus (Covid-19) Harbour Restrictions Update November 2021

  Covid-19 pandemic guidance from the Scottish Government is being revised on a regular basis and there have been recent updates regarding international travel which can be accessed here. Consequently,

• NTM 79/21 Largs Harbour & Cumbrae Ferry Slipway Bathymetric Survey Works

  Mariners are advised that on 28 October 2021, CMAL’s contractor Aspect Land & Hydrographic Surveys will be conducting multibeam hydrographic surveys of the following harbour and slipway within the

• NTM 78/21 Alteration to Largs Fish Quay AtoN

  Latitude   55° 47.733’ North Longitude 004° 52.274’ West WGS 84 Datum WGS 84 Datum   Mariners are advised that as of today’s date, CMAL have altered and upgraded the AtoN marking the seaward end

• NTM 77/21 Largs Harbour Ferry Slipway Dive Inspection

  Latitude  55° 47.709’ North   Longitude  004° 52.290’ West WGS 84 Datum WGS 84 Datum   Mariners are advised that on 20 October 2021, a dive inspection will be undertaken of the toe of the ferry s

• FIRST RENDERINGS COMPLETED FOR HYDROGEN-POWERED VESSEL

  The first renderings of the Scottish-led HYSEAS III project, which aims to build Europe’s first sea-going ferry powered by hydrogen fuel cells, have been completed. The drawings show what the vessel,

• NTM 76/21 Largs Harbour Fish Quay AtoN Replacement Works

  Latitude   55° 47.733’ North Longitude 004° 52.274’ West WGS 84 Datum WGS 84 Datum   Mariners are advised that on 18 October 2021, CMAL will take ownership of the damaged special mark unlit beaco

• CMAL & STRATHCLYDE UNIVERSITY SECURE £30K GRANT FOR CLEAN MARITIME FUEL PROJECT

  Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) and the University of Strathclyde have secured a £30,000 grant to fund a six-month research project to explore the technical, operational and commercial viabi

• NTM 75/21 East Loch Tarbert, Harris, Inner Harbour Plough Dredging

  Latitude   57º 53.807’N                                                Longitude 006º 47.978’W WGS 84 Datum WGS 84 Datum   Mariners are advised that as part of the ferry terminal redevelopment wo

• NTM 74/21 Wemyss Bay Ferry Terminal Pier Fender Maintenance – Update

  Latitude   55º 52.542’N                                                Longitude 004º 53.484’W WGS 84 Datum WGS 84 Datum   Mariners are advised that work to undertake essential maintenance on thr

• NTM 73/21 Lochaline Ferry Terminal Ground Mooring Dive Project

  Latitude   56º 32.247’N Longitude 005º 46.487’W WGS 84 Datum WGS 84 Datum   Mariners are advised that on 06 October 2021 a dive project will be undertaken on the CalMac ferry ground mooring locat

• NEW PIER AT TARBERT (HARRIS) NEARING COMPLETION

  The construction of the new pier at Tarbert (Harris) Ferry Terminal is reaching the final stages and is set to be completed by the end of the year. Installation of the main pier deck is continuing at