Scotland’s Orkney Islands will pilot two electric hydrofoil ferries that will commute between its outer islands in a three-year trial. The Orkneys are launching their electric ferry pilot with Belfast ...

The Glasgow Herald ran an exclusive story yesterday about how the world’s first hydrogen-fueled ferry is set to undergo testing at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Scotland’s Orkney Islands ...

Vehicles have been damaged by cargo that crashed from a lorry aboard a NorthLink ferry service from Orkney. On Wednesday ...

The 900-odd islands, islets and skerries amassed off the western and northern coasts of mainland Scotland are an eclectic bunch. In the north, the North Sea archipelagos of Shetland and Orkney have ...

Several vehicles have been badly damaged in an incident on a ferry during a crossing of the Pentland Firth. Serco NorthLink Ferries said no-one was injured after cargo "shifted" during the MV Hamnavoe ...

During the MV Hamnavoe’s trip from Stromness to Scrabster, cargo shifted and damaged some vehicles. MV Hamnavoe is a ...

Two ferries and a 20-mile cycle away from Caithness, the intriguing Orkney island of Rousay is well worth exploring ...