David MacBrayne
Government-owned Scottish Ferry holding company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David MacBrayne is a limited company owned by the Scottish Government. Formed in 1851 as the private shipping company David Hutcheson & Co. with three partners, David Hutcheson, Alexander Hutcheson and David MacBrayne, it passed in 1878 to David MacBrayne.
Company type | Public company |
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Industry | Ferry operator holding company |
Founded | 1851, reconstituted in 2006 |
Headquarters | Gourock, Scotland, UK[1] |
Area served | Hebrides of Scotland and the Firth of Clyde |
It became the main carrier for freight and passengers in the Hebrides, with a co-ordinated network of shipping, road haulage and bus operations. In 1973, it was merged with Caledonian Steam Packet Company as state-owned Caledonian MacBrayne. Since 2006 it has been the holding company for ferry operators CalMac Ferries Ltd (operating as Caledonian MacBrayne) and Argyll Ferries, and is classified as an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government.[2]