ORKNEY FERRIES

• 50100 - Sea and coastal passenger water transport

Orkney Ferries operates 74 different point-to-point connections across its network, and there are more than 20,000 sailings each year... In 1987, Orkney Islands Council assumed responsibility for the inter islands' ferry services, and in 1995 Orkney Islands Shipping Company changed its name to Orkney Ferries Ltd... Organised and scheduled passenger and cargo shipping services to the North Isles of Orkney can be said to emanate from an event in 1864 when Captain George Robertson bought a small wooden steamer the Quarry Maid. He renamed her the Orcadia, and set sail from Liverpool to cater for the increasing trade between Orkney's capital Kirkwall and the Islands.

Also known as: ORKNEY FERRIES LIMITED, Orkney Ferries Ltd.

Registration numbers: SC036770 (CH)

Primary location: Kirkwall United Kingdom