Exclusive - The Scotsman's Alastair Dalton aboard Glen Sannox
- 11 months ago
Exclusive - The Scotsman's Alastair Dalton aboard Glen Sannox.
The Scottish Government intends to return the troubled Ferguson Marine shipyard to the private sector, a senior SNP minister has confirmed.
Neil Gray, the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy, said it was hoped the yard could become commercially successful again.
Ferguson Marine, in Port Glasgow, has been at the centre of controversy over the construction of two new CalMac ferries. The Glen Sannox and an unnamed sister vessel are substantially delayed and overbudget.
A report by Audit Scotland in March raised doubts over the long-term viability of the yard, which was nationalised in 2019.
The Scottish Government intends to return the troubled Ferguson Marine shipyard to the private sector, a senior SNP minister has confirmed.
Neil Gray, the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy, said it was hoped the yard could become commercially successful again.
Ferguson Marine, in Port Glasgow, has been at the centre of controversy over the construction of two new CalMac ferries. The Glen Sannox and an unnamed sister vessel are substantially delayed and overbudget.
A report by Audit Scotland in March raised doubts over the long-term viability of the yard, which was nationalised in 2019.