. But in a letter to a Holyrood committee on Friday, David Tydeman, the chief executive of Ferguson Marine, warned that a 'technical design issue' had been identified that would delay the commissioning of the LNG system on the Glen Sannox.It is now expected to run only on diesel, which is said to be slightly worse for the environment, for at least the){kind=link}
Scotland’s ferry construction crisis has deepened further as the nationalised shipbuilder revealed that Arran’s next vessel – five years overdue – will initially have to operate only on diesel.
The Scottish government has made bold claims about the environmental credentials of two new dual-fuel CalMac ferries being built at the Ferguson yard, hailing their ability to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG). But in a letter to a Holyrood committee on Friday, David Tydeman, the chief executive of Ferguson Marine, warned that a “technical design issue” had been identified that would delay the commissioning of the LNG system on the Glen Sannox.
It is now expected to run only on diesel, which is said to be slightly worse for the environment, for at least the
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