PPP schemes are being increasingly seen as a way round the funding crisis over replacing the boats.
Six of CalMac’s 31 vessels are more than 30 years old; two of them 35 years old. Another eight are more than 20 years old.
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CalMac to consider a private cash deal for fleet
A new fleet of ferries for Caledonian MacBrayne could be built using public-private funding that the Scottish Government is so vehemently opposed to in other areas.
