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Safeguard Sailings: The Scottish Government is being urged to open up ferry routes to private services to safeguard sailings following massive cuts in the public sector. Business groups claims that the involvement of private companies could ensure lifeline ferry links are neither cut nor lost in the wake of plans to slash £1 billion from the Scottish budget. Lauren McNicol, policy executive with the Confederation of British Industry said, "At present, the Scottish Government spends in the region of £106 million a year funding ferry services in Scotland. We encourage the Scottish Government to look seriously at the option of testing the Scottish ferries market." Ferry Review Consideration For Future:  The government's Ferry review is presently looking at all aspects of how ferry services should be provided in future. Dave Duthie, partnership director with the Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership said, "The key is for government to identify what configuration of service delivery results in the least overall cost to the public purse. He added, "Our island communities must have surety, regardless of who supplies the service, that in the event of an operator of an individual route failing to supply the service (which is by its very nature a lifeline service) the community will receive the service by other means."DFDS Seaways (formerly Norfolkline ferries) provides fantastic deals and benefits for travellers to travel to Belgium by cheap ferries from Scotland. Travellers can get many travel benefits for making their trip to Belgium with Scotland Belgium ferries. Get more knowledge about ferry to Belgium and travel happily. Travellers can always catch a ferry or a train to reach the other part of Belgium for a romantic weekend break or take the whole family in your car and drive through the continent to enjoy summer on the beautiful beaches.
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