NorthLink Ferries News
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| FINAL FAREWELL FOR HASCOSAY AFTER NEARLY HALF A MILLION MILES
The NorthLink freight and livestock vessel MV Hascosay formally ends her eight year relationship with the ferry company today (February 18).
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| HJALTLAND CREW, FRIENDS AND FAMILY PUSH OUT THE CHARITY BOAT FOR LERWICK RNLI
The crew, family and friends of the NorthLink ro-ro ferry MV Hjaltland plus some colleagues from Hascosay and both Lerwick and Aberdeen terminals raised a significant sum for the Lerwick branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
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| SOPHIE TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT HILDASAY NAMING CEREMONY
Shetland schoolgirl Sophie Wishart saw a dream come true in Lerwick today (Wednesday, February 10) when she took centre stage at the naming ceremony for NorthLink’s new freight vessel Hildasay.
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| NORTHLINK HOSTS JUNIOR JARL AT HJALTLAND RECEPTION
NorthLink Ferries has hosted Junior Jarl Sam Maver and his squad and their families at a reception on board MV Hjaltland today (Tuesday January 26).
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| FREIGHT VESSEL NAME QUEST TURNS UP TRUMPS
The quest to select a name for NorthLink’s new freight and livestock vessel has prompted an amazing response from islanders and from entrants much further afield.
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| FLEET SURVEY AND REFIT PROGRAMME ABOUT TO GET UNDER WAY
The NorthLink Ferries fleet survey programme will get under way in mid-February – a fortnight later than originally scheduled – so that new parts can be fitted to the stabilisers on each of the company’s ro-ro passenger ferries.
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| FERRY CHIEF TO RETIRE
Lawrie Sinclair, Chief Executive of the David MacBrayne Group, which includes ferry operators CalMac Ferries Ltd and NorthLink Ferries Ltd, has announced he is to retire from his post at the end of June 2010.
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| NORTHLINK SECURES REPLACEMENT FREIGHT VESSEL
A replacement for the NorthLink freight and livestock vessel Hascosay has been secured and is expected to come into service in late January 2010. Islanders are invited to name the ship.
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| ANOTHER TOURISM BOOST FOR NORTHERN ISLES AT WTM
Holiday visitor numbers to the Northern Isles look to set new records following another successful outing by NorthLink Ferries at the World Travel Market trade fair in London.
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| GROUP TOURS BUSINESS BOOM CONTINUES
NorthLink to fly the flag for Orkney and Shetland at World Travel Market
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| ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE ON THE STROMNESS LINKSPAN
Will be carried out overnight on Tue 10th Nov. Alterative arrangements have been made for drivers on the 06:30 sailing on Wed 11th.
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| BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND – NORTHLINK’S FAMILY AND FRIENDS DISCOUNT SCHEME RETURNS
NorthLink Ferries is to reintroduce its popular Islander Family & Friends travel scheme with discounted fares being available from today (September 14). | |
| NORTHLINK NOW TAKING 2010 BOOKINGS
NorthLink Ferries is now taking bookings for 2010 – some two months ahead of normal – allowing customers to plan ahead more easily and, also, for the first time to factor dry-dock maintenance periods into their bookings. | |
| RNLI HAMNAVOE CRUISE RAISES OVER £3,000
The Stromness Ladies Lifeboat Guild fundraising cruise on board the NorthLink vessel MV Hamnavoe on Sunday (August 23) raised over £3,000 for the RNLI. | |
| NORTHLINK MAKES A BIG SPLASH FOR RNLI
The annual RNLI and NorthLink charity cruise raised a record breaking £10,000 for Lerwick Ladies Lifeboat Guild recently. | |
| NORTHLINK’S TAILOR-MADE TRANSPORT TRAILERS ARRIVE ON TIME AND ON BUDGET
NorthLink has taken full delivery of its new £2m fleet of specially designed livestock trailers on budget and ahead of schedule. | |
| Aberdeen Terminal Left Luggage Facility
On Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th July there will be no left luggage facility in the Aberdeen Ferry Terminal at Jamieson's Quay. | |
| NORTHLINK ON CREST OF WAVE AFTER SCOOPING TOURISM AWARD
NorthLink Ferries are on the crest of a wave after scooping a major award at Expo 2009 – Scotland’s premier trade tourism exhibition. | |
| DAVID MACBRAYNE TO RESTRUCTURE SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
David MacBrayne Ltd, the parent company of Scotland's main ferry operators, NorthLink Ferries Ltd (NFL) and CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) is being restructured as part of its preparations for the re-tendering later this year of their current contracts which end in 2012 and 2013 respectively. | |
| SPLASH OF RED NOSE DAY COLOUR AT FERRY TERMINAL
NorthLink staff brought a splash of Red Nose Day colour to the Lerwick Ferry Terminal on Friday when £252.54 was raised as part of Shetland’s contribution to the national charity fund raising effort. | |
| MAKEOVER FOR FERRY RESTAURANTS
The Ladeberry and Lönabrack a la carte restaurants on the NorthLink Ferries Hrossey and Hjaltland are about to undergo a tasty makeover which will further enhance the visual appearance of the area and increase the number of dining places available. | |
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