A lack of transparency in Scotland’s main ferry network has led to an increased risk of overspending and inappropriate decision-making, according to a long-awaited report.
The Project Neptune document was commissioned towards the end of 2020 shortly after Holyrood’s rural economy and connectivity committee published its damning findings into the collapse of the Ferguson shipyard.
MSPs found multiple failings over the £97 million contract for two vessels which eventually led to the Port Glasgow yard being nationalised in 2019. Costs have since risen hugely, to £250 million.
Both ferries are due to be delivered in 2023, some five years later than anticipated. That has put added pressure on to other parts of the network, with rising repair bills and reliability problems for the ageing
