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FERRY operator CalMac confirmed it signed the formal contracts with Transport Scotland and Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) on Monday to operate ferries and harbours on the west coast of Scotland.
CalMac was announced by Transport Scotland as the successful bidder for the Clyde and Hebridean ferry services contract in May, and it also won a separate, but linked, contract to deliver harbour operations at 24 ports on behalf of CMAL. This is the first time the ferry and harbour operations have been split in this way.