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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...
Both NorthLink passenger ferry sailings scheduled to depart on Monday evening have been cancelled. (more…) Read more...
Ferries between Lerwick and Aberdeen are likely to face disruption on Monday, according to operator NorthLink. (more…) Read more...
NorthLink is warning passengers of potential travel disruption over the coming days. (more…) Read more...
NorthLink are advising customers of potential weather delays ahead of tonight's (Saturday) sailings. The northbound sailing of the Hjaltland is scheduled to depart Aberdeen on time but may be subject to delays of up to an hour arriving in Orkney. The southbound sailing of the Hrossey is set to... Read more...
Passengers on tonight's (Sunday) northbound sailing to Lerwick might arrive up to two hours late tomorrow morning. The Hjaltland, expected to depart Aberdeen at 5pm this evening, is at risk of weather-related delays, which may mean she does not reach Lerwick until 9.30am. Tomorrow's northbound... Read more...
Tuesday night's southbound sailing to Aberdeen is to leave an hour later because of bad weather. The Hjaltland will leave Lerwick at 8pm with NorthLink stating there might be a minor delay in arriving into Aberdeen. Meanwhile, Tuesday night's northbound sailing is expected to arrive into Kirkw... Read more...
Efforts are still underway to trace a crewmember who went missing from the NorthLink ferry Hjaltland on Wednesday night. The man has been named as Charlie Gibson, 58, from Orkney. The ferry had left Aberdeen at 7pm and was bound for Lerwick when he went missing. Mr Gibson was last seen shor... Read more...