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A second warning over measles has been issued to passengers who sailed on the NorthLink ferry on three dates earlier this month after a second case was confirmed. The "warn and inform" message has been dispatched to all those who travelled on: • The northbound sailing on 19th October. • ... Read more...
NHS Grampian and NorthLink have both warned passengers to be wary of the symptoms of measles after a passenger on a north-bound sailing was later found to have had the illness. A widely-shared post on social media revealed that passengers who had travelled from Aberdeen to Shetland on Monday 7th ... Read more...
Current Northern Isles ferry operator Serco have been selected by the Scottish government as the preferred bidder for the new £450 million ferry contract. Serco, who have operated this service since 2012, will now begin an initial six year contract. There is an option for Scottish ministers t... Read more...
Passengers on the NorthLink ferries should expect early departures today (Saturday). Due to high winds the southbound sailing of the Hrossey will now depart at 5pm, two hours ahead of its scheduled departure. The Hjaltland will now leave Aberdeen at 3pm and will no longer call to Kirkwall. ... Read more...
The Northlink ferry MV Hrossey was forced to return to Lerwick harbour on Wednesday evening because of a "medical situation onboard". The Hrossey departed for Kirkwall at 5.30pm on Wednesday, but was forced to turn back to Lerwick shortly after passing Cunningsburgh. The Coastguard did not h... Read more...
A ferry firm has lost an appeal over Scottish government subsidies to provide services plying the waters between mainland Scotland and the Northern Isles. Pentland Ferries challenged the lawfulness of a proposed subsidy under a single public service contract on ferry routes between Scrabster, in ... Read more...
A woman has been arrested in connection a seizure of Class A drugs with a street value of approximately £6,000. Police say a 46 year-old was detained coming off the overnight ferry from Aberdeen on Wednesday morning. The woman remains in police custody and a report will be submitted to the pr... Read more...
The two freight ferries serving the Northern Isles have been bought by the Scottish government. Vessels MV Helliar and MV Hildasay will join the Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) fleet, having previously been chartered from Fortress. This means that the entire NorthLink fleet connecting Le... Read more...
NorthLink has warned that the northbound sailing from Aberdeen tonight (Sunday) might arrive in Lerwick behind schedule. The ferry operator said the sailing, which departs the Granite City at 5pm, may arrive up to two hours late in Kirkwall tonight due to poor weather. The same risk applies to... Read more...
NorthLink is warning of a six-hour delay in the departure of its northbound sailing on Sunday because of anticipated bad weather. The Hjaltland was due to leave Aberdeen sailing for Kirkwall and Lerwick at 5pm on Sunday. But the ferry operator says forecasted adverse conditions mean the ship's... Read more...