The MV Glen Sannox is scheduled to make its first passenger voyage between Troon and Arran early on Monday.
The ship at the centre of Scotland's long-running ferries saga is scheduled to make its first passenger voyage before dawn on Monday.
The ships have ended up costing more than four times the £97m contract price and sparked arguably the longest running political row of the devolution era. Mike Dobson, chairman of Arran Cancer Support, said it had been particularly difficult for those needing hospital treatment on the mainland. "We are very hopeful, it's been a long struggle to get here but we have to look forward and put what is in the past behind us," she said.
Claims for extra costs led to a bitter standoff between the yard's management and state-owned ferries procurement body Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd .Glen Sannox was launched by former first minister Nicola Sturgeon on a blustery day in November 2017, but behind the scenes a bigger political storm was brewing.
The deadlock eventually saw Ferguson's run out of money and fall back into administration in 2019, with the shipyard nationalised, saving 350 jobs. He was sacked by the Ferguson board last March, and the ship was finally delivered to CMAL, after several more short delays, in November.Glen Sannox is the first dual fuel ferry built in the UK capable of running on both marine gas oil , a form of diesel, and liquefied natural gas .
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