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2026 Dry Dock Timetable

Hrossey leaving Aberdeen harbour in the north east of Scotland

NorthLink Ferries will operate an amended service on routes to Orkney and Shetland as passenger ships undergo scheduled maintenance at dry dock. Please note – forecasted adverse weather conditions may disrupt the published timetable. View our Service Update page for up to date information.

  • MV Hamnavoe (Stromness to Scrabster).
    Dry dock dates: Monday 5th to Saturday 17th January 2026 – COMPLETED.
  • MV Hjaltland (Aberdeen to Kirkwall to Lerwick).
    Dry dock dates: Monday 2nd to Saturday 14th February 2026 – COMPLETED.
  • MV Hrossey (Aberdeen to Kirkwall to Lerwick).
    Dry dock dates: Tuesday 3rd to Sunday 15th March 2026.

Aberdeen – Kirkwall – Lerwick (Northbound)

4th to 16th March 2026

Dep Aberdeen Arr Kirkwall Dep Kirkwall Arr Lerwick
Wed 4 Mar No Sailing – – –
Thu 5 Mar 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Fri 6 Mar No Sailing – – –
Sat 7 Mar No Sailing – – –
Sun 8 Mar 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Mon 9 Mar No Sailing – – –
Tue 10 Mar 19:00 – – 07:30
Wed 11 Mar No Sailing – – –
Thu 12 Mar 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Fri 13 Mar No Sailing – – –
Sat 14 Mar No Sailing – – –
Sun 15 Mar 17:00 23:00 23:45 07:30
Mon 16 Mar 19:00 – – 07:30

Lerwick – Kirkwall – Aberdeen (Southbound)

4th to 16th March 2026

Dep Lerwick Arr Kirkwall Dep Kirkwall Arr Aberdeen
Wed 4 Mar 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Thu 5 Mar No Sailing – – –
Fri 6 Mar 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Sat 7 Mar No Sailing – – –
Sun 8 Mar No Sailing – – –
Mon 9 Mar 19:00 – – 07:00
Tue 10 Mar No Sailing – – –
Wed 11 Mar 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Thu 12 Mar No Sailing – – –
Fri 13 Mar 17:30 23:00 23:45 07:00
Sat 14 Mar No Sailing – – –
Sun 15 Mar No Sailing – – –
Mon 16 Mar 19:00 – – 07:00

Stromness to Scrabster / Scrabster to Stromness

There were no Pentland Firth sailings from Monday 5th to Saturday 17th January 2026. However there were additional sailings to and from Kirkwall.

See the 2026 Scrabster to Stromness timetable.

Header image: Hrossey leaving Aberdeen harbour in the north east of Scotland photo © Copyright Nick McCaffrey