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- 02/07/2008 - Presentation to retired Marine Officer
- 02/07/2008 - RUSSIAN OIL PRODUCERS INVITED TO ORKNEY
- 30/06/2008 - Orkney VTS - vhf ch 20 broadcasts
- 20/06/2008 - VTS Operator Appointed
Notices
- 05/07/2008 - Installation of Prototype Tidal Turbine – Fall of Warness
- 07/05/2008 - Introduction of port VTS Information Service
- 26/04/2008 - Fall of Warness - Tidal Turbine Maintenance
- 16/04/2008 - Exclusion Zone Around The Wreck Of The Konig
Shipping
Ships Expected
08/07/2008 - Minerva - Hatston 1
10/07/2008 - Costa Victoria - Anchorage Kirkwall Bay
Ships in Port
03/07/2008 - Crane Barge Missing Link - Hatston No 2
Ships Sailed
04/07/2008 - SKS Satilla - Flotta Terminal
04/07/2008 - Delphin - Hatston 1
Orkney Ferries Ltd
Since 1865 Orkney has been served by many different shipping companies and services. The inter island ferry network is today operated by Orkney Ferries Ltd. Offering a safe and efficient service to both island residents and visitors, the Company understands it’s vital role in the socio-economic stability of Orkney.
The ferries form a vital link between the outer islands and the Mainland, transporting passengers, vehicles and freight, including livestock on a daily basis. The Company’s head office is situated in Kirkwall on the harbour front:- Orkney Ferries Limited, Shore Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1LG, tel: 01856 872044, fax: 01856 872921, email: info@orkneyferries.co.uk, website address: www.orkneyferries.co.uk.
There are 9 ferries in the fleet ranging from the largest, the Varagen, which serves the Outer North Isles, to the smallest the Golden Mariana which operates between Westray and Papa Westray, during the summer months only.
The Earl Thorfinn, Earl Sigurd and the Varagen operate to the Outer North Isles of Westray, Papa Westray, Stronsay, Sanday, Eday and North Ronaldsay.
A service to Shapinsay also departs from Kirkwall on a regular basis, with a journey time of approximately 25 minutes.
The inner north isles of Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre have a regular service from Tingwall on the Orkney Mainland using the ferry Eynhallow, named after the small island to the south of Rousay, which can be seen during this crossing.
The Hoy Head leaves from Houton in the South of the Mainland, passing through Scapa Flow en route to the islands of Flotta and Hoy which attracts visitors in particular to historic war time sites including the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre in Lyness.
As well as these ro-ro passenger ferries the ferry company operates two vessels which are passenger vessels only: the Golden Mariana and the Graemsay. The former, operates a service between Westray and Papa Westray during the summer months only, while the latter operates from Stromness, Orkney’s second largest port, in the west of the Mainland. The Graemsay runs to Moaness in the North of Hoy and to the small island of Graemsay. Moaness is the main access point for those wishing to walk to the Old Man of Hoy.
Make your trip to Orkney one to remember by taking a trip with Orkney Ferries to some of the many beautiful islands in the group
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