Harbour traffic still impacted by coronavirus pandemic
Traffic at Lerwick Harbour continues to be severely impacted by the “dire effects” of Covid-19 and lower oil prices. Another quarter of reduced activity in…
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Hildasay in dry dock for repairs
One of Serco NorthLink’s two freight vessels, the Hildasay, has gone into dry dock for repairs.
READ FULL STORYCargo and passenger ship plan wins ZetTrans backing
By JOHN ROBERTSON Plans for Shetland to build a dual-purpose cargo and passenger ship to improve NorthLink’s service and start a summer service to Norway…
READ FULL STORYFerries and tugs make good use of Aberdeen drydock
Four vessels from Shetland have been booked for dry-docking this year with Dales Marine Services in Aberdeen. The Yell ferry Daggri is currently undergoing her…
READ FULL STORYFaroe refuses Smyril compensation
By JOHN ROBERTSON The Faroese prime minister has refused to offer to compensate Shetland for its diminishing investment in the troubled Smyril Line. Instead the…
READ FULL STORYResume ferry service or return our cash, Cluness warns Faroe
By JOHN ROBERTSON A diplomatic row is brewing with Faroe over Shetland’s lost millions in the crippled shipping line Smyril which the government there has…
READ FULL STORYBig ships shelter
Strong winds made for a packed Lerwick Harbour last weekend as a host of vessels sought shelter. Norwegian-registered diving support ship Skandi Seven was a…
READ FULL STORYSteady at harbour
THE FIRST week of the new year has been steady at Lerwick Harbour. The first reefer of 2009, the 98-metre Norwegian Silver Ocean, finished loading…
READ FULL STORYHarbour quiet
LERWICK harbour has been very quiet over the festive period, with a marked decrease in oil-related activity. The fishery protection vessel Hirta was in the…
READ FULL STORYOil boats call
THE SURVEY boat Ocean Seeker, an 81-metre Gardline vessel which works at the Dunlin field, paid two visits to Lerwick Harbour this week. Another Gardline…
READ FULL STORYHarbour is quiet
A SPELL of good weather kept the harbour at Lerwick fairly quiet this week. The new 27-metre Scottish fisheries research vessel Alba Na Mara was…
READ FULL STORYOil vessels call
A MODERATELY busy week at Lerwick Harbour saw the three-day visit of a 140-metre ship which had been laying a cable between Denmark and Greenland….
READ FULL STORYPoor weather and oil work keep harbour active
WORK has been steady at Lerwick Harbour this week with a fair amount of oil-related activity. A interesting visitor, the lighthouse tender Pharos, arrived last…
READ FULL STORYSafer waters mean fewer visitors
THE IMPROVEMENT in the weather after the recent storms may have been welcomed by most people, but it has led to quieter times at Lerwick…
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