CalMac wins £1bn contract for Clyde and Hebrides ferry services

After months of fraught negotiations, publicly owned firm beats rival Serco after pledging no compulsory redundanciesThe CalMac ferry company, one of the best-known names in Scotland for tourists and travellers, has beaten off a rival bid from Serco to win a £1bn contract to service the Hebridean islands and the Clyde.A publicly owned ferry operator with distinctive red, yellow and black livery featuring the lion rampant, Caledonian MacBrayne has carried 4.6 million passengers and 1m cars