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On 27 December 2024, CalMac confirmed that Caledonian Isles would be out of service until 27 March 2025. Additionally, CalMac announced that due to the redeployment of MV Isle of Arran, there would be no ferries running to Ardrossan from 13 January to 27 March 2025 inclusive, with MV Glen Sannox and MV Alfred to serve Brodick from Troon.
MV Catriona (Scottish Gaelic: Catrìona) is a diesel electric hybrid passenger and vehicle roll-on, roll-off ferry built for Caledonian MacBrayne for the Claonaig–Lochranza crossing. She is the third hybrid ferry commissioned and owned by Caledonian Maritime Assets , one of three such ferries in the world to incorporate a low-carbon hybrid ...
Since 2011, when the Gourock to Dunoon service (operated by Argyll Ferries until 2019) became passenger-only, Coruisk relieves at Rothesay and provides support on the Dunoon crossing. [6] From March 2016 until July 2022, Coruisk was the second ferry on the Oban–Craignure route on the summer timetable, alongside MV Isle of Mull. [7]
CalMac ferry Loch Frisa fitting out at Leith MV Loch Frisa. MV Loch Frisa is a former Norled ferry bought by Caledonian MacBrayne in 2021. She was built in 2015 as Utne and operated for Norled for 6 years. She is a double-ender ferry with passenger capacity for 195, and capacity for 40 cars, or 4 HGVs.
In April 2024, Isle of Mull again relieved Lord of the Isles on the route from Lochboisdale to Oban. During this time, she operated an amended timetable incorporating sailings to Castlebay due to a technical fault with Isle of Lewis. [4] In addition to these roles, Isle of Mull has made occasional sailings to Coll & Tiree over the years.
MV Coruisk moved back to Mallaig in summer 2022. [ 6 ] [ 11 ] During 2022-23 winter overhauls, Loch Frisa operated a single vessel timetable. [ 12 ] Due to delays in the annual overhaul programme, Isle of Mull was redeployed to South Uist and Coruisk remained on the Oban - Craignure route with Loch Frisa from 26 March to 16 April and 13 to 26 ...
The carbon footprint of a "green" ferry soon to be deployed on CalMac's Arran service will be far larger than the 31-year old diesel ship that usually serves the route.
The newest vessel in the fleet, MV Glen Sannox, was handed over to CalMac on 21 November 2024, [8] and entered service on the Troon-Brodick route on 12 January 2025. [ 9 ] Clyde and Hebrides Islands ferries (Caledonian MacBrayne)