Kevin Hobbs, Chief Executive Officer of Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited, said:

“Global supply chain events have affected the schedule for the supply and delivery of materials and equipment, which has been challenging for all New Build Shipbuilding contracts, the incursion in the Red Sea means that much of the main equipment is routing around the Horn of Africa adding many weeks to journey times. There have been major challenges the yard has had to overcome in the programme; the war in Ukraine affecting the supply of steel, the devastating earthquake in southeastern Türkiye, which led to a serious loss of manpower in the shipyard, with many of the workers in the yard and subcontractors travelling to the region to assist in the rescue operations.”

ISLE OF ISLAY and its three sister ships, two of which are destined for the Little Minch routes, will each have capacity for up to 450 passengers and 100 cars, or 14 commercial vehicles. 

More ships are affected

Built at the same yard is also the HINNØY for Torghatten Nord, which was initially supposed to have been delivered in February this year. A new delivery date for this has not been communicated.
Scandlines' FUTURA is supposed to be delivered during the second quarter, without a more detailed date communicated.
NERTHUS for Alslinjen will also likely see its planned August delivery date pushed forward, the same goes for its Samsølinjen-destined sister TYRFING with a planned December delivery date.

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