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Chamber and committees

Launch of Innovative Fish Farming Vessel by Ferguson Marine is Clyde First

  • Submitted by: Stuart McMillan, Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 March 2021
  • Motion reference: S5M-24416

That the Parliament congratulates the Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow for the launch of an innovative 26-metre workboat for the fish farming sector; understands that the Hull 805, officially named Kallista Helen, is the second of two workboats being built by Ferguson Marine for Inverlussa Marine Services, a Mull-based workboat operator, which serves Scotland's growing aquaculture sector; notes that the vessel will operate on the west coast and around the Northern Isles on a long-term charter to Scottish Sea Farms, one of Scotland’s leading producers of salmon; recognises that the multi-role treatment vessel features an innovative design and is the first of its type to be designed and built in Scotland around a thermolicer system; believes that this marks another milestone in the yard’s recovery and is a great example of businesses supporting business; commends the workforce for delivering such a well-crafted, advanced vessel, and wishes the yard well for the future.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Colin Beattie, Bruce Crawford, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Christine Grahame, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, Joan McAlpine, Gil Paterson, Stewart Stevenson, David Torrance, Sandra White