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DISCUSSIONS are well underway regarding the NorthLink vessels Hjaltland and Hrossey tapping into shore power when berthed in Lerwick and Aberdeen, a parliament meeting has heard. Serco NorthLink managing director Stuart Garrett said “huge advances” have already been made in...

ADDITIONAL tonnage is the solution to capacity constraints on the NorthLink service, according to the operator’s managing director. Stuart Garrett said Serco NorthLink continues to look across the globe for any additional vessels it can bring onto the service in peak periods -...

A BURST hydraulic pipe means the Whalsay ferry Hendra will miss a couple of runs this afternoon (Friday). The problem will affect the 2pm sailing from Symbister to Laxo, and the return trip at 2.45pm. The hope was for the Hendra to be back running at 3.30pm, but normal service...

A PETITION set up online to urge NorthLink to act on its hugely controversial sleeping arrangements for passengers has reached over 1,700 signatures. Lerwick woman Sarah Stove, who two and a half weeks ago started the petition to highlight how many people find the sleeping pods...

NorthLink has extended its temporary timetable to cover the full period in which Pentland Ferries Caithness/Orkney service will be out of action.

NorthLink has added an extra return crossing to its Stromness/Scrabster timetable following this weeks grounding of Pentland Ferries MV Alfred.

NorthLink has responded to mounting concerns about over-crowding after photos of folk sleeping on the floor led to demands for action.

NorthLink's managing director has said the threat of Covid means shared cabins cannot return at the moment.

NORTHLINK Ferries has been given a “very strong message” that the Shetland community wants to see the return of shared cabins, a meeting heard on Tuesday. The issue was raised at the Shetland’s external transport forum, where three councillors pressed the ferry operator on...

BOOK ahead in advance is one of the messages from the managing director of NorthLink Ferries in response to continued concerns over cabin capacity and deck space. Stuart Garrett reiterated that bookings are made on a first come, first served basis, and that it is not possible to...