Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop says money has been earmarked for another new large ferry for the Western Isles.

The island group that prompted changes to how state-owned ferry operator CalMac acts during lifeline ferry breakdowns as it copes with an ...

The catalyst for action over the management system came when an estimated 500 residents, 200 cars, 40 vans and 20 lorries converged on Lochboisdale – the port which links South Uist to the ...

The move from the Scottish Government operator came at a “crisis” meeting at Daliburgh near Lochboisdale on Tuesday organised by South Uist Business Impact Group (Subig) after suffering ...

MV Lord of the Isles, which normally sails between Lochboisdale on South Uist and the mainland port of Mallaig, is deployed elsewhere until mid-May. A replacement vessel, MV Isle of Mull ...

Pledge made at “crisis” meeting staged by businesses near Lochboisdale Islanders in South Uist have welcomed a pledge from CalMac to “urgently review” ferry links to the island to improve ...

MV Lord of the Isles, which normally sails from Lochboisdale on South Uist to the mainland port of Mallaig, is currently serving other routes and will not return until mid-May. MV Isle of Mull is ...

This also means South Uist’s direct services between Lochboisdale and Oban will continue to be provided by MV Isle of Mull, with her reduced passenger limit of merely 45 people. But with MV Finlaggan ...