Shetland Islands Council may set up an arms length company to run its inter island ferries in a bid to stave off potential competition on the route, while saving the authority $1 million over three ...

Skipper of the Good Shepherd IV, Ian Best, was joined by entrepreneur Marie Bruhat and Shetland Islands Council’s project manager for the new vessel, Lee Coutts. Their visit to boat builders Parkol ...

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Chartwell Marine, a pioneer of vessel design, has announced an order for a new Fair Isle ferry to supply to Shetland Islands Council. The vessel is due to commence build at Parkol Marine Engineering, ...

Work has begun on the latest ferry for Scotland’s isles at a shipyard in England. The vessel is expected to set sail in a year’s time and ply the waters between Shetland and Fair Isle, Scotland’s ...

Will SNP ministers be able to deliver an adequate ferry service between Scotland’s islands before tunnels make their use redundant? The race may be closer than you might think Did you know with a ...

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Two men who brought cocaine and cannabis worth more than £100,000 into Shetland have been jailed. Ross Bradley, 37, and Connor McNeil, 28, admitted being concerned in the supply of drugs at the ...

Shetland Islands Council has commissioned a study that will look at fixed links Plans to build a network of subsea tunnels in Shetland are “not fantasy” and may happen “relatively soon”, experts ...

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