The ferry service operations were transferred to two new companies, CalMac Ferries Ltd and Cowal Ferries Ltd, which were created as two wholly-owned subsidiaries of David MacBrayne Ltd. The latter was previously a dormant company fully owned by the Scottish Executive.
Las operaciones del servicio de transbordadores se transfirieron a dos nuevas empresas, CalMac Ferries Ltd y Cowal Ferries Ltd, que fueron creadas como dos filiales de propiedad exclusiva de David MacBrayne Ltd. Esta última había sido anteriormente una empresa inactiva perteneciente al Ejecutivo escocés.