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| Company type | Private Limited Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transport |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Scottish Government |
| Headquarters | Gourock, Scotland, UK |
Area served | Gourock and Dunoon, Firth of Clyde |
| Services | Ferries |
| Owner | Scottish Government |
| Parent | David MacBrayne Ltd |
| Divisions | Caledonian MacBrayne, Argyll Ferries |
| Website | www |
Argyll Ferries Ltd was a ferry company formed in January 2011 by the Scottish Governments department of Transport Scotland via the parent company David MacBrayne Ltd to tender for the Dunoon-to-Gourock public service route. Argyll Ferries were announced as the preferred bidder at the end of May 2011,[1] contracts were exchanged on 7 June 2011 for the service, the service then commenced 23 days later on 30 June 2011.
The Argyll Ferries service has suffered from cancellations due to technical problems, or limitations of the small vessels in unfavourable weather. When this occurs, the ferry company provides a relief bus service taking passengers from Gourock railway station and pierhead to their destination via the Western Ferries Hunters Quay to McInroy's Point ferry.[2][3][4] In winter since 2016, the larger CalMac ferry MV Coruisk is redeployed to Gourock for peak sailings, and provides a relief service when conditions are too severe for the smaller boats.[5]
From 21 January 2019 the Argyll Ferries service was transferred by Transport Scotland into the existing Caledonian MacBrayne Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service contract, continuing with the same staff and boats. CalMac branding was introduced over the following months, and Transport Scotland were to reconsider vessel and service requirements at some stage.[6]
- ^ "Argyll Ferries Wins Dunoon-Gourock Ferry Tender". For Argyll. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Russell Steele (16 February 2016). "TRAVEL: Argyll Ferries axe Gourock-Dunoon services until at least 3pm (From Greenock Telegraph)". Greenocktelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Extra Gourock-Dunoon passenger ferry for winter". BBC News. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "CalMac takes over the tiller at Argyll Ferries". Argyll Ferries. 21 January 2019. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
"Gourock to Dunoon - FAQs". CalMac Ferries. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2019.