The chairman of Western Isles Council’s transportation and infrastructure committee has called on Transport Scotland to build two new ferries to improve capacity on west coast routes. The call comes following a meeting with Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands Paul Wheelhouse MSP. Councillor Uisdean Robertson said: ‘This was a good meeting and I believe the government and its oficials are genuinely trying to find a solution to what is clearly an under capacity in CalMac’s Theet.’