Orkney ferry fleet targets upgrade

‘MV Shapinsay’ is being lengthened and given new engines at Macduff Shipyards.

The Scottish Government has pledged funds towards the estimated £1.5m upgrade of MV Shapinsay, the ferry serving the Orkney islands route from Kirkwall to Shapinsay.

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