John Swinney has expressed his regret as CalMac confirmed eight vessels were out of action.

Four major vessels are in overhaul while three more were out of service with technical issues across its network.

MV Loch Frisa, MV Alfred and MV Hebrides are currently undergoing their legally required annual overhauls and are not due back until April. Meanwhile, MV Isle of Lewis is undergoing an extended ...

A series of changes to CalMac’s summer timetable for the Largs–Cumbrae route have been confirmed – but islanders say the revised ...

The first of four new CalMac ships built in Turkey is expected to enter service later - but the ferry operator says pressure on its west coast network remains critical. MV Isle of Islay was due to ...

CalMac has warned of widespread disruption across the west coast caused by an “unprecedented” situation with up to eight of ...

Scotland’s ferry network has plunged into full-blown crisis — with an unprecedented ten vessels out of action at one point on Monday ...

Ferry passengers are facing disruption this morning after CalMac cancelled a series of sailings because one of the vessels is berthed away from ...

Ferry passengers on Scotland's west coast often celebrate spotting wildlife in the waves as they travel between the Hebdrides and the mainland. But conservationists also use the network of CalMac ...

As the ferries crisis deepened along the West Coast, Caledonian MacBrayne has written to all community groups warning them that “the scenario we are in right now may be the most pressing we’ve faced”.

State-owned ferry operator CalMac has warned that challenges to lifeline services caused by vessel repairs and breakdowns ...