The contract to design a new hydrogen-powered ferry for Shapinsay has been awarded to the Aqualisbraemar LOC Group, Orkney Islands Council (OIC) has confirmed.
Awarded through the HySeas III project by Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL), the contract will see CMAL and the Aqualisbraemar LOC Group work together to design a new double-ended passenger and car ferry which could ply the Kirkwall to Shapinsay route.