A reminder that the much-delayed Glen Sannox was supposed to be entering service on this same route almost 6 years ago now. Now £5m is having to be spent on repairs and the ferry is out of action for a third of the year.
Ouch. Great timing to be missing out on the late spring / early summer season. I’m sure the good people of Arran are delighted.
> A new ferry for the Arran route, MV Glen Sannox, is due to enter service this summer but the Ferguson shipyard is shortly expected to confirm another delay after problems sourcing equipment for its dual-fuel propulsion system.
>The expectation is that it will be July or August before Glen Sannox is carrying passengers on the route provided the commissioning of its LNG fuel systems go to plan.
We’ll see what Ferguson come out with, but any further delays on top of their expected one raises the risk of it not being ready until 2025.
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A reminder that the much-delayed Glen Sannox was supposed to be entering service on this same route almost 6 years ago now. Now £5m is having to be spent on repairs and the ferry is out of action for a third of the year.
Ouch. Great timing to be missing out on the late spring / early summer season. I’m sure the good people of Arran are delighted.
[BBC now reporting Glen Sannox will be delayed until July/August.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crg99g3yryro)
> A new ferry for the Arran route, MV Glen Sannox, is due to enter service this summer but the Ferguson shipyard is shortly expected to confirm another delay after problems sourcing equipment for its dual-fuel propulsion system.
>The expectation is that it will be July or August before Glen Sannox is carrying passengers on the route provided the commissioning of its LNG fuel systems go to plan.
We’ll see what Ferguson come out with, but any further delays on top of their expected one raises the risk of it not being ready until 2025.