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NorthLink is warning of delays to tonight's southbound sailing of the Hrossey because of poor weather. The ferry is scheduled to leave Lerwick for Aberdeen at 7pm. But the operator says arrival into Aberdeen may be subject to weather related delays of up to two hours. Delays are also expect... Read more...
Tonight's (Saturday's) southbound sailing from Lerwick to Aberdeen has been cancelled. Meanwhile, ferry operators NorthLink are advising passengers on this evening's northbound sailing that arrival into Lerwick is likely to be delayed until around midday Sunday. The disruption comes after both... Read more...
NorthLink passengers are being advised that tonight's (Friday's) sailings between Shetland and Aberdeen have been cancelled. The ferry operators have cancelled both the north and southbound passenger connections, this evening's northbound freight sailing and Saturday's southbound freight sailing ... Read more...
NorthLink have announced that this weekend's sailings are likely to be affected by Storm Dennis. Sunday morning's Hjaltland arrival into Aberdeen may subject to weather related delays, the company have said. Both freight sailings are cancelled for Saturday night. NorthLink have also said t... Read more...
Ferry sailings to and from Lerwick tonight (Tuesday) will be subject to weather delays, route operators NorthLink have warned. Due to a poor forecast this evening's southbound sailing to Aberdeen will depart two hours behind schedule at 9pm, with an arrival expected "mid-morning" on Wednesday. ... Read more...
Poor weather forecasts have led to NorthLink warning of disruption to its sailings during the coming week. The operator says tomorrow's northbound sailing of the Hjaltland is now planned to leave Aberdeen for Lerwick at 6pm, instead of the originally planned 7pm departure. Her estimated time o... Read more...
Publicly-owned ferry company Caledonian MacBrayne has raised legal proceedings against the Scottish government after its decision to appoint Serco as the preferred bidder for the Northern Isles service. (more…) Read more...
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...