Calls for fixed links to be prioritised in Shetland’s route map to carbon net zero
The push to meet carbon net zero targets represents the best opportunity to achieve fixed links in Shetland, a councillor has claimed.
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Contactless payments available on almost all SIC ferries
Contactless payments are now available on all Shetland’s inter-island ferries, apart from the Fair Isle ferry. ZetTrans lead officer Michael Craigie said the system was…
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Cash payments to be re-introduced on ferries
Cash will be accepted on inter-island ferries again from Monday 26th April. The council said this would be on a “exact fare – no change”…
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UPDATED: Town service to resume as ferry disruption continues
All of the inter-island ferry services have been disrupted by weather, and some bus services have been temporarily halted. The Lerwick town service will resume…
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Ferry timetable to return to normal from Monday
The council’s inter-island ferry timetable will return to normal from Monday 20th July.
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Disruption after Bressay ferry breakdown
Ferry crossings to Bressay are currently suspended after the route’s MV Leirna vessel suffered mechanical problems. Council engineers are investigating the engine fault and Whalsay’s…
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Reduced ferry service for Wednesday
Shetland Islands Council’s ferries service will operate a reduced service on Wednesday 30th January – which is a public holiday.
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SNP bites back in ferry funding row
Political skirmishes over the funding of Shetland’s inter-island ferry links have intensified, with the SNP and Liberal Democrats again locking horns over the issue.
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Technical fault puts Linga out of service
Shetland Islands Council has apologised to passengers for disruption to the ferry service after the Whalsay ferry Linga developed a technical fault.
READ FULL STORYViews wanted on inter-island transport
Residents will get a chance to shape inter-island transport policy via a survey that will feed into a national programme aimed at comparing services across…
READ FULL STORYLatest round of ferry strikes suspended
The latest round of ferry mates’ strikes scheduled to take place tomorrow morning have been postponed, according to a joint statement issued by Unite the union and…
READ FULL STORYSix-hour ferry strike this week
Ferry mates who are members of trade union Unite will continue their strike action this week.
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Inter-island ferry passengers face another morning of disruption on Wednesday despite hopes that industrial action had been suspended ahead of the trial of a pilot…
READ FULL STORYFerry strikes continue, but union speaks of fresh hope
Fresh hope has emerged that a resolution could be found to the industrial dispute between ferry mates in the Unite trade union and the SIC,…
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