Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The continuing fall in output of over 65 per cent at the Sullom Voe Terminal since 2020 is reflected in the fall of 12 per cent in Scotland's offshore oil and gas tax and licensing revenues for last year.

With the summer herring season underway, including landings at Lerwick, there are two brand-new pelagic vessels in the Scottish fleet.

There is a suggestion that floating windfarms could encourage the growth of nature.

The Bluemull Sound ferry Bigga is continuing its annual docking schedule until the 6th of September, currently at Gremisa West in Lerwick harbour.

The Lerwick lifeboat was launched on service to go to the 14 metre Dutch sailing yacht Windshift which was dismasted 27 nautical miles east-south-east of Lerwick after leaving Lerwick harbour yesterday afternoon.

Norwegian energy company Statkraft has confirmed that the work on the Mossy Hill wind farm, between Lerwick and Scalloway, should get underway next year.

The GMB union has said that 580 union-member staff across the UK, including in Lerwick, have signed a no confidence motion against the chief executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Virginia McVea.