SIC Ferries
| Company type | Public (Council-owned) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transport |
Number of locations | 17 ports |
Area served | Inter-island Shetland |
| Services | Ferries |
| Owner | Shetland Islands Council |
| Website | www |
Shetland Islands Council Ferries (often named SIC Ferries) is a company operating inter-island ferry services in Shetland, a subarctic archipelago off the northeast coast of Scotland.[1] The company operates services across 10 of the Shetland islands.
Services
Services of the SIC Ferries are:[2]
- Bluemull service linking the North Isles at Gutcher, Yell; Belmont, Unst; and Hamars Ness, Fetlar.
- Bressay service to the isle of Bressay from Lerwick on the Mainland.
- Fair Isle service to the isle of Fair Isle from Grutness or Lerwick on the Mainland.
- Foula service to the isle of Foula from Walls on the Mainland. This service is operated by BK Marine[3]
- Out Skerries service to the isle of Out Skerries from Vidlin, Symbister (on Whalsay) or Lerwick on the Mainland
- Papa Stour to the isle of Papa Stour from West Burrafirth on the Mainland.
- Whalsay service to the isle of Whalsay from Laxo on the Mainland.
- Yell service to the North Isle of Yell from Toft on the Mainland.
Fleet
Fleet of the SIC Ferries are:[4]
- MVs Bigga and Geira were built by Dunstons, Hessle and Millers, St Monans. They can carry 16 cars or 12 cars respectively as well as 95 passengers, and are used on the Bluemull service.
- MV Leirna was built by Ferguson Marine, Port Glasgow. She can carry 125 passengers and 19 cars and is used on the Bressay service.
- MV Good Shepherd IV was built by Millers, St Monans. She can carry 12 passengers and 2 cars (craned on)[5] and is used on the Fair Isle service.
- MV Filla was built by Northern Shipbuilders in Gdańsk. She can carry 30 passengers and 9 cars and is used on the Out Skerries service.
- MV Snolda was built by Simek AS, Flekkefjord. She can carry 12 passengers and 6 cars and is used on the Papa Stour service.
- MVs Hendra and Linga were built by McTay Marine, Bromborough and Stocznia Polnocna, Gdańsk. They can carry 12 cars or 16 cars respectively as well as 95 passengers, and are used on the Whalsay service.
- MVs Dagalien and Daggri were both built in Gdańsk. They can both carry 145 passengers and 31 cars and are used on the Yell service.
- MV Fivla was built by Ferguson Marine, Port Glasgow. She can carry 95 passengers and 12 cars and is used as a standby vessel.
MV New Advance is operated by BK Marine on behalf of SIC Ferries on the Foula service. She can carry 1 car (craned onboard) and 12 passengers.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Home". Shetland Islands Council. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Ferry Status".
- ^ a b "route map". Shetland Islands Council. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ a b "official document reviewing status of ferries in scotland, p. 18" (PDF). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "A Guide to Using Our Ferries". Shetland Island Council Ferries. Retrieved 11 August 2012.