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Shipyard manager removed as new CalMac ferry delay expected

A senior manager in charge of the construction of the ferry Glen Sannox has been removed and a further delay to delivery is expected, the BBC understands.

Ferguson shipyard said programme director Andy Crossan, who was seconded from Scottish government ferries agency CMAL, was no longer working on the project.

The Calmac vessel, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered ferry built in the UK, is due for delivery by 31 July.

Glen Sannox and its sister vessel Glen Rosa were originally due six years ago, but have faced repeated delays and spiralling costs.

CMAL has blamed “catastrophic” contractor failure – but former yard owner Jim McColl, who rescued it from administration in 2014, claims a flawed design and interference by CMAL were the problem.

Andy Crossan joined CMAL as projects director and technical manager in 2015, just a few weeks before the contract was awarded to the Port Glasgow yard.

As the build ran into trouble, relations with Jim McColl’s management team became so fraught that he was temporarily banned from the shipyard.


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