Several vehicles have been badly damaged in an incident on a ferry during a crossing of the Pentland Firth. Serco NorthLink ...

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

A small, electric passenger ferry is beginning a three-year trial in Orkney. The vessel uses new hydrofoil technology and could cut travel times between islands significantly. The ferry has been built ...

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Staff at Orkney Ferries are being balloted over possible industrial action in a dispute over pay. The Unite union said it represents about 30 workers covering various roles with Orkney's internal ...

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 ...

Birkenhead shipyard and engineering services company Cammell Laird said it has developed an advanced shipyard environmental package for ferries, following its strongest year of trading in the sector.

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On a recent trip to Great Britain, I decided at the last minute to snip two days off from my time in London and go somewhere I've never been before: the Orkney Islands. Perched just an hour's ferry ...