Ex-Ferguson Marine owner on 'absolutely crying shame' over losing ferries contract to Polish rival

Luke Graham: Epic mismanagement at the SNP's nationalised shipyard exemplifies how devolution goes wrong

Luke Graham was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Ochil and Perthshire South from 2017 to 2019, the candidate in Perth and Kinross-shire in 2024, and a former head of the Downing Street Union Unit. British devolution was a New Labour project, intended to usher in a new era of more effective government bringing power closer to local people, specifically in Wales and Scotland. Unfortunately, as the Ferguson Marine ferry saga illustrates, h…

Ex-Ferguson Marine owner on 'absolutely crying shame' over losing ferries contract to Polish rival

The former owner of Ferguson Marine has spoken out on the publicly-owned shipyard missing out on building seven new ferries to the Polish firm

Ex Ferguson Marine boss says yard can survive - but only in private ownership

The former owner of Ferguson Marine has insisted the Port Glasgow yard can survive - but only if it's handed back by the government to the private sector.

Scotland's Ferguson Loses Scottish Ferry Contract to Remontowa

Scottish government-owned ferry agency CMAL has awarded a contract for seven small electric ferries to Polish yard Remontowa, snubbing a bid from the...

Ferguson Marine loses out to Polish rival on deal to build ferries in Port Glasgow

Ferguson Marine chairman Andrew Miller said the tendering process did not take account of the social impact of giving the yard the contract, including the benefits of keeping jobs in the local area.

'Huge blow' as Ferguson Marine loses out on new CalMac ferries contract to Polish firm

Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited confirmed it had snubbed Ferguson Marine and handed work to an overseas yard instead.