Taxpayers foot £600k Net Zero bill after ferry staff need training to pump 'climate-friendly fuel': 'Floating monument to SNP waste and incompetence!'

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Taxpayers foot £600k Net Zero bill after ferry staff need training to pump 'climate-friendly fuel': 'Floating monument to SNP waste and incompetence!'.

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Ferry bosses have paid £600,000 of taxpayers' money to consultants to pump climate-friendly fuel into shops due to untrained staff in what has been described as a "floating monument to SNP waste and incompetence".Ferguson Marine, a state-owned shipbuilding company, pays experts to install and fill the liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank of MV Glen Rosa.

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However, the vessel's launch is eight years behind schedule, with a ballooning budget which is four times over.

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Part of the reason for the over-spend is due to the Ferguson Marine shipyard to bring in consultants to pump the vessel with natural gas in a Net Zero drive imposed by the SNP.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Also in the fleet is the MV Glen Sannox, which is currently running on diesel because its LNG system is having issues.

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