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Roads, ferries, rail and air travel face disruption on one of the busiest travel days of the year. ... Northlink Ferries, which runs services between Aberdeen and the Orkney and Shetland isles ...
MV Hrossey and her sister ship, MV Hjaltland were cboth constructed in 2002 at Aker Finnyards in Finland. [1]In 2013 after Serco being awarded the NorthLink ferries contract MV Hrossey underwent several refurbishments as a part of its rebranding, including new “sleeping pods” and bold livery featuring a beckoning Viking.
NorthLink Ferries (also referred to as Serco NorthLink Ferries [1]) is an operator of passenger and vehicle ferries, as well as ferry services, between mainland Scotland and the Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland. Since July 2012, it has been operated by international services company Serco.
In August 2012, a man died after falling overboard into the North Sea about 20 miles (30 kilometres) north of Fraserburgh. [8]On 23 August 2013, MV Hjaltland was diverted from its normal route to assist with search and rescue efforts following the crash of a Super Puma helicopter 2 mi (3 km) off the Shetland coast close to Sumburgh. [9]
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The David MacBrayne Group Ltd also cquired the full share capital of NorthLink Ferries, and took over operations of the NorthLink routes on 6 July 2006. A further subsidary company - Rathlin Ferries Ltd - was established by David MacBrayne Group Ltd to operate the Rathlin to Ballycastle service in Northern Ireland.
P&O Ferries and operator DFDS were reporting delays of between 60 and 90 minutes to the port’s entrance while Irish Ferries advised people to allow up to three hours before their travel time.
In May 2010, she was chartered to Italian ferry operator SNAV and put into service on the Naples - Palermo route. On 5 October, a contract was signed for the chartering of Clipper Racer to NorthLink Ferries. On 5 January 2011, she was renamed Helliar. [3] In 2012 she was again reflagged - this time to the Isle of Man.