Current situation - Craignure Ferry Terminal
Argyll and Bute Harbour Board met on 20 March 2025 and approved the completion of an Outline Business Case (OBC) and a continuation of the project to the Final Business Case (FBC) pre-construction stage costing c.£3million. The full Harbour Board report can be found here.
This next stage will develop more accurate construction costing estimates as the design and methodology become more informed. The initial construction phase projection cost of £50 million is now estimated at c.£96 million based on inflationary increases to the original 2020 estimates.
The design for the preferred option was also approved.
Update 22 September 2025
Argyll and Bute Harbour Board received an update about Craignure Terminal, as part of the Marine Asset Management Plan, at its meeting of 11 September.
Officers are currently progressing with the tender to appoint management consultants who will advance the project to Final Business Case (FBC), develop the current design to RIBA Stage 3, and initiate many of the licensing requirements in preparation for the construction phase. The tender is expected to go live by November 2025, with an appointment anticipated in January 2026.
A meeting of the working group was held in September 2025, with representatives from CMAL, CalMac, and Transport Scotland sharing updates and information with the Argyll and Bute Council team. The next meeting of the Craignure Marine Infrastructure Liaison Group (CMILG) is scheduled for Tuesday 21 October, with invitations to be issued shortly.
