Alfred cost less than £15m to build. Nearly three years of charter to CalMac - at £1m a month - will have netted them about £35m. For that, CalMac could have bought a similar vessel more than two ...

Two electric ferries will go on trial in Orkney thanks to a £15m funding boost. The vessels - which use hydrofoil technology to lift the hull out of the water to navigate above the waves - are being ...

What does the Scottish Budget mean for Orkney’s ferry replacement programme? Orkney Islands Council say Tuesday’s Scottish Budget announcement has provided “sure footing” for its ongoing mission to ...

Ferry users are to benefit from the removal of mid and peak season fares. From next month Orkney and Shetland Islanders using the Northern Isles Ferry Services will no longer face higher charges when ...

Ferry users are to benefit from the removal of mid and peak season fares. From next month Orkney and Shetland Islanders using the Northern Isles Ferry Services will no longer face higher charges when ...

A ferry company has said all passengers are safe after one of its vessels ran aground on Orkney. Pentland Ferries said the MV Pentalia became grounded at the village of St Margaret’s Hope. Smoke was ...

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.

The UK is giving a great example of solid government support for innovative green technology in the maritime sector. The winners of its top-level ZEVI (Zero Emission Vessel and Infrastructure) funding ...

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 ...

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