A three-day NorthLink ferry cruise tour of Orkney and Shetland by a group of influential travel trade guests has given a significant boost to the Northern Isles £35m tourism industry.
30 September 2002

The MV Hrossey open day staged at Kirkwall Pier, Orkney, on Sunday attracted just short of 4400 visitors, surpassing the number that visited her sister-ship, Hjaltland, in her home port of Lerwick a fortnight ago.
30 September 2002

NorthLink will operate a new interim timetable on the Pentland Firth ferry route from tomorrow (Tuesday, October 1) due to extended temporary arrangements at Scrabster harbour.
30 September 2002

Diary Date: Saturday, September 28, 2002
Time: 11am – 1pm
Venue: Kirkwall Pier, Kirkwall, Orkney

MV Hrossey, the second of NorthLink’s new fleet of ferries to be delivered, will be named officially on Saturday (September 28) during a ceremony in her home port of Kirkwall, Orkney.

Diary Date: Monday, September 23, 2002 from 1100 – 1300
Venue: Cruise Terminal, Leith, Edinburgh

Two of the three newly built ro-ro ferries soon to operate on the lifeline Northern Isles routes berthed in Leith today (September 23) as the vessels prepare to begin active service on October 1.
23 September 2002

The MV Hjaltland open day staged at the Victoria Pier, Lerwick, on Sunday attracted just short of 3500 visitors.
18 September 2002

MV Hjaltland, the first of three new £30m NorthLink vessels to be delivered, is named officially today (Saturday September 14) during a ceremony in her home port of Lerwick, Shetland.
17 September 2002