Ferguson’s confirms intention to bid for new ferry contracts

The tender process is expected to take around eight months.

The ongoing woes of the lower Clyde’s last shipbuilder – Ferguson’s – were again under the spotlight.

As they struggle to finish those long-delayed new CalMac ships – and face the prospect of an empty order book, the latest man tasked with “turning things around” has hit out at what he calls unfair competition in a bidding process to build new “small vessels” for CalMac.

The yard confirmed it will try to win the order – but there’s no guarantee of success.

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