Port Glasgow6 days agoSwinney visits 'crisis' towns asking for help after 1,500 job lossesInverclyde has been hit hard with job losses after decades of deindustrialisation and population decline.6 days ago18 Aug 2026Ferguson shipyard to cut a quarter of its workforceThe state-owned yard on the Clyde will lose 70 of its 283 staff through a voluntary redundancy process as it awaits confirmation of promised new orders.18 Aug 202629 Jul 2026CalMac ferry Glen Rosa leaves Ferguson shipyard for the final time Final fitting out and commissioning work will take place in Greenock with the ship due to be handed over by the end of the year. 29 Jul 202616 Jul 2026Union pushes ministers to deliver promise of work for state-owned shipyardThe GMB has accused ministers of dragging their feet over new work for Ferguson Marine which as announced before the Holyrood election.16 Jul 202610 Jul 2026'I was needle spiked in a nightclub on my first holiday with friends'Teenage footballer Taylor Coulter needed hospital treatment after being injected by a stranger in the Spanish resort of Magaluf.10 Jul 202626 Jun 2026Ferries agency pays in full for unfinished CalMac ships built in TurkeyCMAL has taken legal ownership of three ships as the shipyard faces economic challenges.26 Jun 202620 Jun 2026New replica unveiled of Clydebuilt ship that changed the worldA full-sized model celebrates Henry Bell's Comet, built more than 200 years ago in Port Glasgow. 20 Jun 202623 Apr 2026State-owned shipyard 'blocked' from bidding for new CalMac ferryFerguson Marine said it was unable to bid to build a replacement for MV Lord of the Isles because of eligibility criteria.23 Apr 202616 Apr 2026CalMac's dual-fuel ferry has run solely on diesel since JulyThe cleaner-burning gas propulsion system for Glen Sannox is not currently being used, the operator confirms. 16 Apr 2026...
