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Orkney Ferries, a Scottish inter-island ferry operator, has signed an agreement with Hogia Ferry Systems for a replacement of their reservation and ti...

Images of a new calf among Orkney orca pod the 27s have been captured at Sanday by the Orkney Marine Mammals Research Initiative.

A ferry, bought to serve Westray and Papa Westray, is due to return in mid-March after it's first trip ended in need of repairs

© Supplied by Clark Communications Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Plans to introduce Europe’s first emissions-free sea-going ferry in the Orkney islands have taken a “significant step forward” with the award of a contract to develop a design concept for the vessel. Powered by hydrogen fuel cells that store energy from renewable sources, it will be designed to carry passengers and vehicles between Kirkwall and...

© Supplied by HyDIME Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A ferry crew in Orkney has become world leaders after training to work on hydrogen-powered vessels. Five seafarers from Orkney Ferries’ MV Shapinsay completed a new course, thought to be the first in the world, to gain the skills to work onboard the ferry when hydrogen is used in the vessel’s system. This follows an earlier course completed by the crew which f...