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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] She was replaced at Mallaig for the 2016 season by the smaller MV Lochinvar , MV Loch Bhrusda and MV Lord of the Isles (in between the latter's Lochboisdale – Mallaig sailings).
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 ...
This arrangement was expected to continue until the new Glen Sannox entered service on the Ardrossan-Brodick crossing in late 2021, partnering Caledonian Isles, [8] [9] however in summer 2022, following the acquisition of MV Loch Frisa for the Oban - Craignure service, Coruisk returned to the Mallaig - Armadale service alongside Loch Fyne.
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.
The funnel of MV Juno. Caledonian MacBrayne (Scottish Gaelic: Caledonian Mac a' Bhriuthainn), in short form CalMac, is the trade name of CalMac Ferries Ltd, the major operator of passenger and vehicle ferries to the west coast of Scotland, serving ports on the mainland and 22 of the major islands.
MV Isle of Lewis is a ro-ro ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne between Oban and Castlebay, Barra.Built in 1995, she remains one of only three ships in the CalMac fleet over 100 metres (328 ft) in length; the others, Loch Seaforth, being longer by almost 15 metres and Glen Sannox being just over 1 metre longer.
She is the seventh Clyde ship to bear the name Bute and Calmac's first ferry built outside the UK since the MV Suilven in 1974. There was much dissent over the decision to order a new ferry from outside the UK. [2] Launched in Poland, she sailed for Scotland, arriving in Gourock on 28 June 2005.
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.