Annexes

Annex A – Vessels – Clyde and Hebrides

Vessel	Year entered service	Proposed replacement	Owner	Type	Primary route (Summer)	Primary route (Winter)
Isle of Cumbrae	1977	Phase 1	CMAL	Small	Tarbert – Portavadie	Relief cover
Isle of Arran	1984	Phase 1	CMAL	Major	Ardrossan-Brodick / Campbeltown	Relief cover
Hebridean Isles	1985	Retired November 2024	CMAL	Major	Islay	Islay / Relief cover
Loch Linnhe	1986	Phase 2	CMAL	Small	Spare	Relief cover
Loch Riddon	1986	Phase 2	CMAL	Small	Largs - Cumbrae	Relief cover
Loch Striven	1986	Phase 2	CMAL	Small	Oban - Lismore	Lismore
Loch Ranza	1987	Phase 2	CMAL	Small	Tayinloan - Gigha	Gigha
Isle of Mull	1988	Phase 2	CMAL	Major	Oban-Craignure	Oban-Craignure
Lord of the Isles	1989	Phase 2	CMAL	Major	Mallaig –Lochboisdale	Mallaig / Oban – Lochboisdale; Oban - Colonsay
Loch Dunvegan	1991	Phase 2	CMAL	Small	Colintraive- - Rhubodach	Colintraive- - Rhubodach
Loch Fyne	1991	Phase 2	CMAL	Small	Mallaig – Armadale	Relief cover
Loch Buie	1992	Phase 2	CMAL	Small	Fionnphort -Iona	Fionnphort -Iona
Loch Tarbet	1992	Phase 2	CMAL	Small	Tobermory - Kilchoan	Tobermory - Kilchoan
Caledonian Isles	1993	Phase 1	CMAL	Major	Ardrossan - Brodick	Ardrossan - Brodick
Isle of Lewis	1995	Phase 1/2	CMAL	Major	Oban-Castlebay / Relief Cover	Oban-Castlebay
Loch Bhrusda	1996	Phase 2	CMAL	Small	Spare / Relief	Relief cover
Loch Alainn	1997	Phase 2	CMAL	Small	Sound of Barra	Sound of Barra
Clansman	1998	Phase 2	CMAL	Major	Oban – Coll / Tiree / Colonsay	Oban – Coll / Tiree / Colonsay
Lochnevis	2000	Phase 2	CMAL	Small	Mallaig - Small Isles	Small Isles Mallaig - Armadale
Hebrides	2001	Phase 2	CMAL	Major	Uig – Tabert / Lochmaddy	Uig – Tabert / Lochmaddy
Loch Portain	2003	Phase 2	CMAL	Small	Sound of Harris	Sound of Harris
Coruisk	2003	Phase 2/3	CMAL	Medium	Mallaig – Armadale	Wemyss Bay – Rothesay Relief cover
Bute	2005	Phase 3/4	CMAL	Medium	Wemyss Bay - Rothesay	Wemyss Bay - Rothesay
Loch Shira	2007	Phase 3/4	CMAL	Small	Largs - Cumbrae	Largs - Cumbrae
Argyle	2007	Phase 3/4	CMAL	Medium	Wemyss Bay - Rothesay	Wemyss Bay - Rothesay
Ali Cat	2000	Phase 1	DML	Passenger	Gourock-Dunoon	Gourock-Dunoon
Argyll Flyer	2001	Phase 1	DML	Passenger	Gourock-Dunoon	Gourock-Dunoon
Chieftain	2007	Phase 2	CMS	Passenger	Gourock-Kilcreggan	Gourock-Kilcreggan
Finlaggan	2011	Phase 4	CMAL	Major	Kennacraig - Islay	Kennacraig -Islay
Hallaig	2012	Phase 4	CMAL	Small	Sconser - Raasay	Sconser - Raasay
Loch Seaforth	2014	Phase 4	CMAL	Major	Stornoway – Ullapool	Stornoway – Ullapool
Lochinvar	2013	Phase 4	CMAL	Small	Fishnish - Lochaline	Fishnish - Lochaline
Loch Frisa	2015	Phase 4	CMAL	Medium	Oban-Craignure	Oban-Craignure
Catriona	2016	Phase 4	CMAL	Small	Claonaig - Lochranza	Tabert – Lochranza / Portavadie
Carvoria	2017	Phase 4	CMAL	Small	Gallanach -Kerrera	Gallanach -Kerrera
Glen Sannox	2024	Phase 4	CMAL	Major	Ardrossan-Brodick	Ardrossan-Brodick

Some replaced vessels will be retained to provide short-term stand-by cover for new vessels. Some surplus vessels will also be retained as network-wide “resilience vessels”.

The introduction of 6 new major vessels in Phase 1 will produce opportunities for the deployment of some major vessels (others will be disposed or retained as the “resilience vessel”. Whilst deployment plans remain under review, the expectation is that this would allow for the replacement of the MV Isle of Lewis on the Oban-Castlebay service.

Also, the plan is to replace MV Hebrides with 2 new vessels on the “Little Minch” services with vessel delivery scheduled during Phase 1. MV Hebrides would then be redeployed and herself replaced by the end of Phase 2 (2031).

Annex B – Vessels – Northern Isles

Vessel	Year entered service	Proposed replacement	Owner	Type	Primary route (Summer)	Primary route (Winter)
MV Helliar	1997	Phase 2	CMAL	Freighter	Aberdeen – Kirkwall - Lerwick	Aberdeen – Kirkwall - Lerwick
MV Hildasay	1999	Phase 2	CMAL	Freighter	Aberdeen – Kirkwall - Lerwick	Aberdeen – Kirkwall - Lerwick
MV Hrossey	2002	Phase 3	CMAL	Major	Aberdeen – Kirkwall - Lerwick	Aberdeen – Kirkwall - Lerwick
MV Hjaltland	2002	Phase 3	CMAL	Major	Aberdeen – Kirkwall - Lerwick	Aberdeen – Kirkwall - Lerwick
MV Hamnavoe	2003	Phase 3	CMAL	Major	Scrabster - Stromness	Scrabster - Stromness

Annex C – Ports – Clyde and Hebrides

ABP - Associated British Ports

ABC - Argyll & Bute Council

CNES - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

CMAL - Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd

MHA - Mallaig Harbour Authority

NTS - National Trust for Scotland

SPA - Stornoway Port Authority

TLFHA - Tarbert Loch Fyne Harbour Authority

THC - The Highland Council

UHT - Ullapool Harbor Trust

Port	Location	Owner	Berthing Type
Aird Mhor	Barra	CNES	Slip
Ardrossan	North Ayrshire	Peel Ports	Linkspan
Armadale	Sleat, Skye	CMAL	Linkspan
Berneray	Berneray	CNES	Slip
Brodick	Arran	CMAL	Linkspan
Bull Hole	Mull	CMAL	Overnight berth
Campbeltown	Kintyre	ABC	Linkspan
Canna	Canna	NTS	Slip
Castlebay	Barra	CMAL	Linkspan
Claonaig	Kintyre	CMAL	Slip
Colintraive	Cowal	CMAL	Slip
Coll	Coll	CMAL	Linkspan
Colonsay	Colonsay	CMAL	Linkspan
Craignure	Mull	ABC	Linkspan
Cumbrae	Cumbrae	CMAL	Slip
Dunoon	Cowal	ABC	Linkspan
Eigg	Eigg	THC	Slip
Eriskay	Eriskay	CNES	Slip
Fionnphort	Mull	ABC	Slip
Fishnish	Mull	CMAL	Slip
Gallanach	Near Oban	CMAL	Slip
Gigha	Gigha	ABC	Slip
Gigha berth	Gigha	ABC	Overnight berth
Gourock	Inverclyde	CMAL	Linkspan Boat steps
Iona	Iona	ABC	Slip
Kennacraig	Kintyre	CMAL	Linkspan
Kerrera	Kerrera	CMAL	Slip
Kilchoan	Ardnamurchan	CMAL	Slip
Kilcreggan	Rosneath peninsula	ABC	Pier (no linkspan)
Largs	North Ayrshire	CMAL	Slip
Leverburgh	Harris	CNES	Slip
Lismore	Lismore	ABC	Slip
Lochaline	Morven	CMAL	Slip
Lochboisdale	South Uist	CMAL	Linkspan
Lochmaddy	North Uist	CNES	Linkspan
Lochranza	Arran	CMAL	Slip
Mallaig	Mallaig	MHA	Linkspan
Muck	Muck	THC	Slip
Oban	Oban	CMAL	Linkspan x 2 Slip
Otternish	Berneray	CNES	Overnight berth
Port Askaig	Islay	ABC	Linkspan Slip
Port Ellen	Islay	CMAL	Linkspan
Portavadie	Cowal	CMAL	Slip
Raasay	Raasay	THC	Slip
Rhubodach	Bute	CMAL	Slip
Rothesay	Bute	ABC	Linkspan
Rum	Rum	THC	Slip
Sconser	Skye	THC	Slip
Stornoway	Lewis	SPA	Linkspan
Tarbert, Harris	Harris	CMAL	Linkspan
Tarbert, Loch Fyne	Kintyre	TLFHA	Slip
Tayinloan	Kintyre	ABC	Slip
Tiree	Tiree	CMAL	Linkspan
Tobermory	Mull	CMAL	Slip
Troon	South Ayrshire	ABP	Linkspan x 2
Uig	Skye	THC	Linkspan
Ullapool	Ullapool	UHT	Linkspan
Wemyss Bay	Inverclyde	CMAL	Linkspan

Annex D – Ports – Northern Isles

Port	Location	Owner	Type
Aberdeen	Aberdeen	Aberdeen Harbour Authority	Linkspan
Lerwick	Shetland	Lerwick Port Authority	Linkspan
Kirkwall	Orkney	Orkney Islands Council	Linkspan
Stromness	Orkney	Orkney Islands Council	Linkspan
Scrabster	Caithness	Scrabster Harbour Trust	Linkspan

Annex E – Local Authority Vessels and Ports

Shetland Islands Council

Vessel	Year entered service	Type	Primary route (summer)	Ports
Bigga	1991	Vehicle/passenger	Bluemull Sound	Gutcher (Yell) Belmont (Unst) Hamars Ness (Fetlar)
Dagalien	2004	Vehicle/passenger	Yell Sound	Toft (Shetland Mainland) Ulsta (Yell)
Daggri	2003	Vehicle/passenger	Yell Sound	Toft (Shetland Mainland) Ulsta (Yell)
Filla	2003	Vehicle/passenger	Out Skerries	Symbister (Whalsay) Laxo (Shetland Mainland) Vidlin (Shetland Mainland) Out Skerries Harbour
Fivla	1985	Vehicle/passenger	Deployed across all routes covering docking periods and breakdowns	Deployed across all routes
Geira	1988	Vehicle/passenger	Bluemull Sound	Gutcher (Yell) Belmont (Unst) Hamars Ness (Fetlar)
Good Shepherd	1986	Passenger (1 craned car)	Fair Isle	North Haven (Fair Isle) Grutness (Shetland Mainland)
Hendra	1982	Vehicle/passenger	Whalsay	Symbister (Whalsay) Laxo (Shetland Mainland) Vidlin (Shetland Mainland)
Leirna	1992	Vehicle/passenger	Bressay	Bressay Ferry Terminal (Lerwick) Bressay Ferry Terminal (Bressay)
Linga	2002	Vehicle/passenger	Whalsay	Symbister (Whalsay) Laxo (Shetland Mainland) Vidlin (Shetland Mainland)
Snolda	1983	Vehicle/passenger	Papa Stour	West Burrafirth (Shetland Mainland) Hamnavoe (Papa Stour)
New Advance	1996	Passenger (1 craned car)	Foula	West Burrafirth (Shetland Mainland) Foula (Foula)

Note: Both ferry terminals for the service to Bressay are within the Lerwick Harbour area and are owned and managed by Shetland Islands Council rather than Lerwick Port Authority

The Highland Council

Vessel	Year entered service	Type	Primary route (Summer)	Ports
Corran	2001	Vehicle/passenger	Corran	Corran, Ardgour
Maid of Glencoul	1975	Vehicle/passenger	Corran (relief)	Corran, Ardgour
Western Isles	1960	Passenger	Knoydart / Tarbet	Mallaig, Inverie, Tarbet
Larven	2017	Passenger	Knoydart / Tarbet	Mallaig, Inverie, Tarbet
Bigger Dipper	2023	Passenger	Small Isles (school transport)	Mallaig, Eigg, Muck, Rum, Canna
Lismore	1988	Passenger	Camusnagaul	Fort William, Camusnagaul
Renfrew Rose	1984	Vehicle/passenger	Cromarty	Cromarty, Nigg

Note that Corran and Maid of Glencoul are Council-owned; other vessels are privately owned, operating routes contracted by the Council.

Orkney Islands Council

Vessel	Year entered service	Type	Primary route (summer)	Ports
Charles Ann II	2012	Passenger	Westray – Papa Westray inter-island	Moclett (Papa Westray) Pierowall (Westray)
Earl Sigurd Earl Thorfinn	1989 1989	Vehicle/passenger	Outer North Isles	Kirkwall Nouster (North Ronaldsay) Moclett (Papa Westray) Backaland (Eday) Loth (Sanday) Whitehall (Stronsay) Rapness (Westray)
Eynhallow	1987	Vehicle/passenger	Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre	Trumland (Rousay) Egilsay Wyre Tingwall Shapinsay
Graemsay	1996	Passenger	Graemsay and Hoy	Graemsay Moaness (Hoy) Stromness
Hoy Head	1994	Vehicle/passenger	South Isles	Lyness (Hoy) Longhope (Hoy) Houton (Orphir)
Shapinsay	1988	Vehicle/passenger	Shapinsay, Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre	Kirkwall Balfour (Shapinsay) Trumland (Rousay) Egilsay Wyre
Nordic Sea	2012	Passenger	Relief	Various
Thorsvoe	1991	Vehicle/passenger	Shapinsay/relief	Various
Varagen	1988	Vehicle/passenger	Outer North Isles	Kirkwall Backaland (Eday) Loth (Sanday) Whitehall (Stronsay) Rapness (Westray)

Planned vessel configuration will look slightly different, with three larger vessels proposed for the Outer North Isles plus an additional smaller vessel deployed to specifically serve North Ronaldsay and Papa Westray on a tidal Ro-Ro basis.

Argyll & Bute Council

Vessel	Year entered service	Type	Primary route (Summer)	Ports
Belnahua	1972	Vehicle/passenger (c.5 car)	Cuan (Seil) – Luing	Cuan Luing
Easdale	1992	Passenger: mall open ‘work boat’	Ellenabeich (Seil) - Easdale	Ellenabeich Easdale
Eilean Dhiura	1998	Vehicle/passenger (c.6 cars)	Islay - Jura	Port Askaig Feolin
Fladda	1996	Passenger: mall open ‘work boat’	Ellenabeich (Seil) - Easdale	Ellenabeich Easdale
Lady of Lismore	2021	Passenger (23)	Lismore	Port Appin Point
Torsa	1996	Passenger: mall open ‘work boat’	Cuan (Seil) – Luing	Cuan Luing

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