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A deal has been agreed for the three passenger ferries serving the Northern Isles to be bought outright by Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL), with loan funding from the Scottish government.The Hamnavoe, Hrossey and Hjaltland – previously leased from Royal Bank of Scotland – will be taken... Read more...
Lerwick residents have been giving their views on plans to build about 300 homes on Staney Hill – with the amount of green space welcomed though worries about extra traffic were aired.A number of residents from surrounding estates in Lerwick welcomed the plans unveiled at a drop-in session on ... Read more...
A poor forecast has forced NorthLink to introduce an early departure for its southbound sailing.The Hjaltland was due to leave Lerwick and sail to Kirkwall and Aberdeen at half past five tonight.But the operator says the service will now leave Holmsgarth at 4pm instead.Both stop-offs, i... Read more...
NorthLink has confirmed its sailing to Aberdeen will leave 90 minutes earlier today due to gale force winds. The Hjaltland will depart at 4pm and is expected to arrive in Aberdeen one hour behind schedule on tomorrow morning. Read more...
Tonight's sailing of the NorthLink ferry Hjaltland from Aberdeen to Lerwick will not depart until midnight.The company said forecasted bad weather was responsible for the five-hour delay, with the ship having been due to leave at 7pm.The Hjaltland is expected to arrive at Lerwick at around n... Read more...
NorthLink has announced that both its ferry sailings between Shetland and Aberdeen will be cancelled tonight due to adverse weather forecasts.The Hjaltland was scheduled to depart Aberdeen for Lerwick at 7pm while the Hrossey was due to leave Lerwick on the southbound run at the same time.Ac... Read more...
Both of NorthLink's Boxing Day sailings to and from Shetland will be delayed by a few hours, the ferry company announced today.Tonight's northbound trip by the Hjaltland, scheduled to leave Aberdeen at 7pm, will be held back until 9pm, with an estimated arrival in Lerwick at 11am on Tuesday. The... Read more...
Ferry company NorthLink has again amended its timetable for sailings to and from Aberdeen tonight.While it was indicated yesterday that the northbound sailing of the Hrossey would be delayed until midnight, the company today stated that the ferry would now leave Aberdeen at 7pm as scheduled.... Read more...
Forecasted bad weather will mean a much earlier sailing tomorrow by the NorthLink passenger ferry from Lerwick to Aberdeen.The Hjaltland is expected to leave at 2pm instead of the scheduled 7pm, but her arrival into Aberdeen may be subject to delays, NorthLink said.The northbound sailing tom... Read more...
The Hjaltland will be leaving Lerwick early at 3.30pm due to bad weather.She is expected to arrive in Kirkwall at 11pm, though her arrival into Aberdeen tomorrow could be subject to delays of up to an hour. Read more...
Tomorrow night's departures of the NorthLink ferries Hrossey and Hjaltland are both going to be delayed for several hours, according to the company.The southbound sailing of the Hjaltland, scheduled to leave at 5.30pm, is now expected to 11pm with no call at Kirkwall, arriving in Aberdeen at 11a... Read more...
Rough seas led to significant delays in NorthLink's sailings both to and from Shetland over the past couple of days.The arrival of the Hrossey at Lerwick on Saturday morning was delayed by a couple of hours. She sailed at the usual time in the evening but arrival in Aberdeen today was again dela... Read more...
The Shetland football team was thwarted for the fourth time at the weekend in its attempts to defend the Jock Mackay Memorial Cup.The quarter-final tie on Saturday against North Caledonian League leaders Halkirk was called off but not before the squad had made it as far as Orkney.Fourteen pl... Read more...
Ferry operators NorthLink have warned all services are “highly likely” to be adversely affected with forecasts indicating severe weather over its operating area with west-southwesterly gales and high seas from the end of the week and into the weekend.The passenger ferry Hrossey is scheduled ... Read more...
Winds gusting up to 60mph have played havoc with the North Boats schedules once again.The NorthLink ferry Hjaltland, due to arrive in Lerwick this morning, is still in Orkney. She has been sheltering in Kirkwall bay and is due to dock at Hatston shortly.She will then sail to Lerwick, with th... Read more...
Ferry operator NorthLink is warning that severe gales are likely to mean the disruption of services from the first scheduled sailings of the new year, on Saturday, into early next week.A statement from NorthLink said that south easterly gales and high seas were “highly likely to adversely affe... Read more...
Both Northern Isles passenger ferries Hjaltland and Hrossey were stormbound in port this morning with Hrossey, which is scheduled to sail at 7pm, expected to depart Aberdeen as soon as the tide allows.Hrossey check in times were listed by NorthLink as 5pm with final check in at 6.30pm. The vesse... Read more...
Bad weather once more disrupted Northlink shipping operations with the passenger ferry Hjaltland expected to arrive in Lerwick at 5pm today (Tuesday 29th Decembert) after sailing from Aberdeen at 4am this morning.Hurricane force south-easterly winds forecast for early tomorrow morning have force... Read more...