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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...
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...
Politicians have been reacting to news that the current NorthLink ferry contract has been extended by 18 months amid plans by the Scottish government to consider bringing ferry services to and from the isles "in-house". Assurances are being sought that the decision to extend the agreement with Se... Read more...
Fares on the Northern Isles ferry services will be frozen as work to ultimately cut ticket prices continues, the Scottish government's Transport Minister, Humza Yousaf, has announced. Transport Scotland says prices will be kept on hold for 2017 as the SNP government works tow... Read more...
A plea will be made to the Scottish government’s new transport minister for the Northern Isles ferry tendering process to be scrapped when the deal comes up for renewal in 2018. But proposals by Highlands and Islands Labour MSP, David Stewart, to instead use a legal provision known as the Tecka... Read more...
A Shetland firm has lost a £12 million claim against the Scottish government after it unsuccessfully bid for a contract to provide ferry services for the Northern Isles. Shetland Line (1984) took part in the process to secure the work on the routes between mainland Scotland and Orkney and Shetla... Read more...
It may seem hard to believe given the weekend weather, but NorthLink are warning of possible changes to its scheduling tomorrow because of a poor forecast. Monday's southbound Hrossey sailing is due to leave Lerwick at 7pm. But NorthLink say the sailing is under review, with the "high possibility... Read more...
The NorthLink ferry listed badly on a southbound voyage after an auto-pilot control suffered a technical fault. Passengers onboard Wednesday’s sailing from Lerwick to Kirkwall were left frightened when the Hjaltland rolled 16 degrees. Serco NorthLink insists control was regained within 14 s... Read more...
Scatsta Airport is likely to cut its staff by at least 25 per cent by the end of the year due to the offshore industry reducing its North Sea operations following last year's fall in oil price. (more…) Read more...
A call has been made for last week’s NorthLink ferry incident - in which the Hrossey “swerved” violently to avoid another vessel - to be investigated. Isles MSP Tavish Scott has insisted the Marine Accident Investigation Branch should probe the near miss, which saw the Hrossey take evasive ... Read more...