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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.
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.
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]
The ship, with a length of 112 m (367 ft) and beam 18.5 m (61 ft), measures 8,780 GT. Hamnavoe has a capacity for 600 passengers and 68 cars. [5] Facilities include passenger lounges and bars, a self-service restaurant, a children's playroom, a sun deck and a games room.
Helliar is a ferry owned by Caledonian Maritime Assets and operated by NorthLink Ferries.Built by Astilleros de Huelva in Spain in 1997 as Lehola for the Estonian Shipping Company she has served a number of owners and operators as RR Triumph and Triumph before her sale to Clipper Group and being renamed Clipper Racer.
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 subsidiary company - Rathlin Ferries Ltd - was established by David MacBrayne Group Ltd to operate the Rathlin to Ballycastle service in Northern Ireland.
The first of two new dual-fuel ferries built by Ferguson Marine Engineering, MV Glen Sannox, was handed over to CalMac on 21 November 2024. She entered service on the Troon-Brodick route on 12 January 2025. [5] The second dual-fuel ferry, MV Glen Rosa, was launched on 12 March 2024 and is expected to delivered by 31 May 2025. [6]
Casco Bay Lines (service between Portland, Maine, and the Islands of Casco Bay) Cave-In-Rock Ferry (service between Cave-In-Rock, Illinois, and rural Crittenden County, Kentucky) Chester-Hadlyme ferry (seasonal ferry operating on the Connecticut River) Cross Sound Ferry (New London, Connecticut, to Orient, New York) [8]