Kenny MacAskill wants the Spirit of Tasmania to be brought into service on a new crossing from Rosyth to Dunkirk.
A brand new Australian ferry being mothballed in Edinburgh should be leased for a new international route between Scotland and Europe, according to former Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill.
Graeme Downie, the Labour MP for Dunfermline, met with Treasury minister Spencer Livermore last week in a bid to secure £3million for the service. Downie has argued that a small investment to bring the ferry link back would bring thousands of visitors to Scotland a year. “DFDS or CalMac could operate a route between Scotland and Europe with the help of a relatively small investment from government and there is no barrier to doing so as EU rules don’t apply post Brexit.
Former MP Neale Hanvey added: “We have much of the infrastructure in place and the modest investment required to kickstart a service from Rosyth to mainland Europe would be recouped many times over though the Gross value Added from tourism and business activity. The vessel was due to operate in the Bass Strait, between Tasmania and the Australian state of Victoria.
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