Ministers plan to nationalise the port because new ferries for the Arran route are too big to fit existing facilities.

Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop has re-affirmed her commitment to the future of Ardrossan Harbour, after co-chairing an important meeting of the Ardrossan Taskforce with North Ayrshire Council Leader ...

Campaigners hoping to see Ardrossan harbour brought into public ownership to enable a major redevelopment have held a protest outside the offices of the port owners. The North Ayrshire port faces an ...

MV Caledonian Isles, which serves the Arran route, had been sidelined by a series of faults, with the bill reaching nearly £12m.

Those unfamiliar with Scotland's so-called 'ferry fiasco' would barely believe it is a true story. The new vessels cost quadruple their original price tag, one was delivered seven years late, the ...

CAMPAIGNERS rallied outside the Clydeport offices in Glasgow today to chants of “Peel out” as they demand public ownership of Ardrossan Harbour and restore a permanent ferry to Arran. For more than a ...

When will communities properly benefit from renewables projects? Greene responds to Ardrossan Harbour news SNP and Greens kill addiction recovery bill Trust in SNP hits new low Responding to an embarg ...

An ageing ferry that has been out of service for 18 months is due to return to the Isle of Arran after completing sea trials. A string of faults forced operator CalMac to pull the MV Caledonian Isles ...

The agreement, although not legally binding at this stage, has been welcomed by campaigners both on Arran and in the mainland ...