Birkenhead shipyard Cammell Laird has secured a new four-year contract with one of the UK’s largest ferry operators for the annual maintenance and dry docking of five large vessels in its fleet.
CalMac Ferries has awarded Cammell Laird the contract with the option to extend it for two further one-year periods.
The contract covers the MV Clansman, MV Loch Seaforth, MV Lord of The Isles, MV Finlaggan and MV Hebrides – all of which provide an essential lifeline service from the Inner and Outer Hebrides to the Scottish mainland. All five ferries are expected to dock at Cammell Laird between October and March each year, with the first vessels arriving in early 2021.