Scotland’s Orkney Islands will pilot two electric hydrofoil ferries that will commute between its outer islands in a three-year trial. The Orkneys are launching their electric ferry pilot with Belfast ...

On a recent trip to Great Britain, I decided at the last minute to snip two days off from my time in London and go somewhere I've never been before: the Orkney Islands. Perched just an hour's ferry ...

Discover the beautiful British islands you can reach by ferry for a car-free weekend escape, from Scotland’s wild Hebrides to ...

The 900-odd islands, islets and skerries amassed off the western and northern coasts of mainland Scotland are an eclectic bunch. In the north, the North Sea archipelagos of Shetland and Orkney have ...

The Glasgow Herald ran an exclusive story yesterday about how the world’s first hydrogen-fueled ferry is set to undergo testing at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Scotland’s Orkney Islands ...

Most of the 900-odd islands and islets off the coast of Scotland can be grouped into four main archipelagos: Shetland and Orkney in the north, and the Inner and Outer Hebrides in the west. They’re ...

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