As the shipping industry begins to make changes in compliance with the Government’s Maritime 2050 strategy, one of the biggest difficulties facing businesses is the challenge presented by sustainability

Providing a vital connection between communities on Scotland’s west coast, thus contributing to their social and economic development, David MacBrayne Ltd, through its ferries arm Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac), is the UK’s largest ferry operator

The history of CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) can be traced all the way back to 1850 and the days of river and island steam ships

Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) is the ferry operations part of its parent company David MacBrayne, one of Scotland’s largest logistics companies, and has for the last six years been led by its Chief Executive Officer, Martin Dorchester

Today it plays a key role in the social and economic wellbeing of the Atlantic regions it serves, but Brittany Ferries was born out of a will to enrich the relatively isolated region of Brittany in north west France

A long-established ferry company, Wightlink and its forerunners have been providing efficient, safe and high quality ferry services to and from the Isle of Wight for more than 180 years

“Over the last five years Stena Line has placed overall investment in the region of £250 million into the Irish Sea area, which demonstrates our confidence in the continued growth of the ferry service market

Fjord Line is a modern shipping company offering safe and comfortable transport between Norway and the rest of Europe

Established by international transport companies in 1994, Turkey based U.N. Ro-Ro Isletmeleri AS has evolved into one of the fastest growing freight ro-ro operators in both the Mediterranean and the world

Established on 31st January 1976 as a state-owned shipping company, the Polish Baltic Shipping Company, operating under the name Polferries is one of the three ferry operators on Polish ferry market today