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Saturday, 18 February 2017

The Herald

• Council may seek judicial review if Ardrossan loses Arran ferry routeCONTROVERSIAL plans to relocate one of Scotland’s busiest ferry crossings will be challenged in the law courts if approved, it has been warned.
• Analysis: Why shipbuilders take the long viewFew people take as long a view as Clyde shipbuilders. The men and women who design, build and fit out some of the world's most complex warships cannot afford not to. After all, it can take decades between the first electronic draft of a new frigate until the last of its line enters service. And that ship can stay on active service for decades longer.
• Major investment scrapped at Upper Clyde's last yardsSHIPBUILDING in Scotland will wither in the global marketplace, it has been claimed, after BAE Systems scaled back much-vaunted investment plans that would have been a “game-changer” for the industry

Mail Online

• Cruise firms making millions in 'rip off' credit card fees Consumer campaigners say they are being flouted, with the travel industry a major offender. Cruise giant ROL charges a 2.5 per cent fee, while P&O owner Carnival charges 1.5 per cent.