Islands minister Paul Wheelhouse, centre, with the Arran and Islay delegations.
Scotland’s new islands minister has said he is determined to resolve the situation which has led to widespread disruption on the Arran and Islay ferry services.
At Holyrood, Mike Russell MSP, Bill Calderwood of the Isle of Arran Ferry Committee, representatives of Isle of Islay Ferry Committee and Arran’s MSP Kenneth Gibson met with the minister for energy, connectivity and the islands, Paul Wheelhouse MSP, and Transport Scotland to discuss the ongoing problems of ferry reliability on both Arran and Islay.