Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has invited four shipyards to bid for the contract to build two new ferries for Islay. Following extensive consultation with Transport Scotland, CalMac, and communities on Islay, a decision has been made to build two vessels,...
We have appointed ferry design consultancy NaValue to lead the concept design
CMAL has published a contract notice for stage one of the procurement process for the new Islay vessel on the Public Contract Scotland (PCS) website using PCS-Tender. The notice has also been issued to the Find a Tender Service (FTS) and the production service of the...
The procurement of a new ferry to help support the community and economy on Islay is officially underway. The first stage of the tender process will assess if interested shipyards meet the technical and financial criteria to take on the project. The Invitation To...
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), in partnership with CalMac Ferries Limited and Transport Scotland, will hold an online community consultation meeting this month to update island communities on the planning process for the new vessel to serve Islay and Jura....
We are commencing a major programme to replace up to seven small “loch class” vessels
A new Q&A document for the Islay vessel project has been published by Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL). Islay vessel project Q&A – February 2021 (PDF, 544kb) The questions were submitted to CMAL during and after a virtual community meeting on 14...
Island communities in Islay and Jura are being reminded to sign-up for an online community consultation meeting to discuss the design and planning process for the new vessel to serve the islands. Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), in partnership with CalMac...
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), in partnership with CalMac Ferries Limited and Transport Scotland, will hold an online community consultation meeting in January 2021 to engage island communities and community stakeholders in the design and planning process...
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has shared information on the new Islay vessel project with the Islay community to maintain engagement during the Covid-19 restrictions. Two community meetings due to take place in Bowmore and Port Ellen at the end of March...
Community meetings on the specification of a new ferry to operate between Kennacraig and Islay have been postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Following revised guidance from the Scottish and UK Governments this week, Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has...
Two meetings will be held in Islay to engage with communities on the requirements and specification of a new ferry to operate between Kennacraig and Islay. Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) will host the meetings on 23 March at Ionad Chaluim Chille Ìle (ICCI)...