Welcome to the first edition of the Port Ellen Terminal Development Project Newsletter. This newsletter is part of our commitment to keeping island residents, ferry users, local businesses, harbour users and other stakeholders informed as work progresses.
We are recruiting for a Marine Operations Manager to support the management and assurance of marine operations across CMAL’s statutory harbours and non-statutory marine facilities.
CMAL has appointed ferry design consultancy naValue GmbH to support the concept design phase of the New Mull Vessels project.
We are recruiting for Civil Engineers to help deliver our portfolio of works, adopting new technologies to upgrade facilities to accommodate new vessels, maintain existing infrastructure, and construct new ferry terminals.
The Arran Berth at Ardrossan Harbour will be temporarily closed from 7 September to 8 October 2026 while essential works are carried out to replace and upgrade fenders on the berth.
Work is now scheduled to begin on site on 24 August 2026 to deliver improvements to the landside infrastructure at Tiree.
We’re carrying out overnight works to improve the traffic safety at Kennacraig—here are the affected areas
In this issue, we discuss the benefits of sustained investment and showcase how we design ferries with passenger experience in mind
CMAL is holding drop-in sessions to learn more about planned SVRP infrastructure improvement works.
An important update on the Passenger Access System at Craignure
CMAL has issued a tender for the demolition of a redundant warehouse building at Gourock.
Lerwick Port Authority, in collaboration with CMAL, has developed a shore power scheme to provide electrical power to NorthLink vessels.