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• LOCHALINE SLIPWAY REOPENS

  Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has returned the slipway at Lochaline Ferry Terminal to full service today (Monday 2 December) on schedule, following a planned six-week closure. The slipway

• LINKSPAN MAINTENANCE WORK AT OBAN HARBOUR TO COMMENCE JANUARY 2020

  Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) will carry out work to replace the lifting cylinders on linkspan number two at Oban Harbour as part of a planned maintenance programme. The linkspan will be o

• GOUROCK LINKSPAN TO CLOSE FOR FURTHER MAINTENANCE

  The linkspan at Gourock Ferry Terminal will be closed for a further two-day period to complete essential maintenance work.  It will close on Wednesday 4th December and re-open on Friday 6th December.

• CMAL PUBLISHES PURCHASE PRICE OF MV LOCH SEAFORTH

  Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has revealed it paid £36 million to buy the MV Loch Seaforth. The vessel was purchased in October this year through a commercial agreement with Lloyds Banking

• NTM 65/19 OBAN RAILWAY PIER FENDER REPAIR WORKS

  Latitude 56º 24.743′ North (WGS-84 datum) Longitude 005º 28.597′ West (WGS-84 datum)   Mariners are advised that weather permitting on or around 25 November 19 work will commence to undertake eme

• NEW LINKSPAN OPENS AT COLL FERRY TERMINAL

  A new linkspan has been installed at Coll Ferry Terminal and the ferry service has returned to normal following a three-week linkspan closure period. Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has repl

• NTM 64/19 GOUROCK FERRY TERMINAL LINKSPAN DIVE SURVEY

  Latitude 55º 57.619′ North (WGS-84 datum) Longitude 004º 48.835′ West (WGS-84 datum)   Mariners are advised that weather permitting, on 22 November 2019, contractors Shearwater will be conducting

• NTM 63/19 KENNACRAIG FERRY TERMINAL FENDER REPAIR WORKS

  Latitude 55º 48.399′ North (WGS-84 datum) Longitude 005º 29.097′ West (WGS-84 datum)   Mariners are advised that weather permitting on or around 19 November work will commence to undertake essent

• NTM 62/19 BRODICK FERRY TERMINAL UAV FILMING

  Latitude 55º 34.686′ North (WGS-84 datum) Longitude 005º 08.114′ West (WGS-84 datum)   Mariners are advised that weather permitting on 18 November 2019 an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV/ Drone) wil

• GOUROCK LINKSPAN TO CLOSE FOR ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE

  The linkspan at Gourock Ferry Terminal will be closed for essential repair and maintenance works for four days from Tuesday 19th to Friday 22nd November 2019. The closure means ferry services will hav

• NTM 61/19 LOCHALINE FERRY TERMINAL DREDGING WORKS

  Latitude 56º 32.223′ North (WGS-84 datum) Longitude 005º 46.497′ West (WGS-84 datum)   Further to NTM 54/19 Mariners are advised that as part of ongoing construction works contractors are require

• NTM 60/19 TARBERT FERRY TERMINAL BATHYMETRIC SURVEYS

  Latitude 57º 53.792′ North (WGS-84 datum) Longitude 006º 47.944′ West (WGS-84 datum)   Mariners are advised that contractors Aspect Land & Hydrographic Surveys Ltd will be conducting hydrogra

• NTM 59/19 TIREE FERRY TERMINAL OLD PIER TEMPORARY CLOSURE

  Latitude 56º 30.634′ North (WGS-84 datum) Longitude 006º 47.932′ West (WGS-84 datum)   With reference to NTM 31/19, mariners are advised that due to weather restrictions works on the Old Pier, Ti

• NTM 58/19 TARBERT (HARRIS) FERRY TERMINAL DIVE PROJECT

  Latitude 57º 53.818′ North (WGS-84 datum) Longitude 006º 47.947′ West (WGS-84 datum)   Mariners are advised that on or about 04 November 2019, Lochs Diving Services will commence a dive project a

• NTM 57/19 COLL FERRY TERMINAL – UPDATE

  Latitude 56º 36.842′ North (WGS-84 datum) Longitude 006º 31.270′ West (WGS-84 datum)   With reference to NTM 56/19 Mariners are advised that on 31 October 2019, a crane barge ‘LARA 1’ will arrive

• GOUROCK LINKSPAN RETURNS TO OPERATION

  The linkspan at Gourock Ferry Terminal has returned to operation after one of the hydraulic cylinders was replaced. The linkspan was brought back into service on Friday (25th October).  It was closed

• NTM 56/19 COLL FERRY TERMINAL DIVING OPERATION

  Latitude 56º 36.842′ North (WGS-84 datum) Longitude 006º 31.270′ West (WGS-84 datum)   Mariners are advised that weather permitting, on 24 October 2019, contractor George Leslie will commence div

• NTM 55/19 GOUROCK FERRY TERMINAL OLD KILCREGGAN BERTH

  Mariners are advised that commencing 22 October 2019, weather permitting, a dive survey will be undertaken by Contractor Shearwater to inspect the Old Kilcreggan Berth and Rock Armour. The dive projec

• NTM 54/19 LOCHALINE FERRY SLIPWAY DIVE AND CONSTRUCTION WORKS

  Latitude 56º 32.223′ North (WGS-84 datum) Longitude 005º 46.497′ West (WGS-84 datum)   Mariners are advised that between 21st October and the 1st December 2019 the Lochaline Ferry slipway and ber

• PUBLIC MEETING FOR TARBERT HARBOUR UPGRADE

  A public meeting will be held at Tarbert community centre to update island residents on the programme of work to upgrade Tarbert Ferry Terminal. Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), which owns T