Serco, the international service company, has been selected as preferred bidder to continue managing and operating the lifeline Northern Isles Ferry Services for passengers and freight.
NorthLink has become the first European ferry operator to introduce a pioneering digital platform, Ankaa Marine, that helps maritime operators to manage their crews.
Passengers with complex disabilities and their carers can now use specially designed ‘Changing Places’ toilets aboard Serco NorthLink’s ferries.
NorthLink have partnered with Neatebox, one of Scotland’s digital start-ups, using their ‘Welcome’ app to improve journeys for customers who require additional support.
Lerwick Ladies Lifeboat Guild raised more than £9,000 at its latest open day on Saturday (8 June). Hundreds of people braved the weather to attend the event on Victoria Pier.
Visitors to the Royal Highland Show, Caithness Show, Turriff Show or Isles Shows this summer could win a trip with NorthLink. Enter the prize draw at the company’s stand!
A project to supply locally produced ‘green’ electrical power to the MV Hamnavoe while docked in Orkney, is due to get underway.
NorthLink has cut approximately 210,000 disposable plastic items from its services. Plastic glasses, cups, lids, teaspoons and portion pots have either been removed or replaced with sustainable alternatives.
The lifeline service provider for the Northern Isles is the first ferry operator in Scotland to achieve Gold accreditation in the Investors in People scheme.
The Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands, Paul Wheelhouse, has commended Serco NorthLink Ferries for becoming the first and only ferry operator in Scotland to receive the highest Investors in People accreditation.
NorthLink Ferries is proud to support Shetland’s world-renowned fire festival, Up Helly Aa, by sponsoring the event’s live webcam for the seventh consecutive year.
Serco welcomes the release of the ITT and are looking forward to submitting a compelling bid for the service, building on the improvements already introduced over the past six years.
Further accessibility improvements will be made on Scotland’s ferries following the fourth round of awards from the Ferries Accessibility Fund.
School pupils from across Orkney and Shetland have put pen to paper as part this year’s ‘Year of Young People’ celebrations, detailing why Orkney and Shetland are great.
A former Police Scotland dog set sail aboard NorthLink Ferries passenger vessel MV Hamnavoe this morning to get a glimpse of his new life as a drugs detection dog in Orkney.
