CalMac

The suggestion is one of a number of options the Scottish government is looking at to ease demand on CalMac routes.

New light is being shed on the dispute between the agency that buys Cal Mac ferries and the only shipyard in Scotland able to build them. With large loans and overspends at stake, this will get messy in 2019.

The Inverclyde yard posts a £60m loss following major cost overruns on deal to build new ferries.

Ferguson Marine will try and claw back its extra costs on a delayed contract to build two new CalMac ferries.

Fears have been raised that the impact that a new winter ferry timetable could have on islanders and businesses.

Oban is one of the areas worst affected by heavy rain, which has also caused a landslide on the A83 at Rest and Be Thankful.

The MV Fame, which was carrying fish feed, had been tied up at a ferry berth since Sunday.

The MV Fame, which was carrying fish feed, has been tied up at a ferry berth since Sunday when it ran aground.

The way government buys ferries is far from shipshape. But it's got some innovative methods of buying new computer services.

A shipyard owner says design changes and technical challenges to build two new ferries have seen costs rise.