Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The NorthLink vessels are trying to get back to schedule after three nights with no sailings, although over those three days, of mostly near gale force 7 winds, flights at Sumburgh airport were nearly all on time.

Among the delayed cargo to be sent south was most of over 2000 boxes of white fish sold at the markets of Lerwick and Scalloway on Friday, after no markets on Wednesday and Thursday.

Meanwhile Tesco has cancelled deliveries yet again today, in one of the worst months ever for Tesco delivery cancellations.

Contractors have arrived on site of the new Brae High School vcampus to undertake ground inspection works, commencing with rotary rig holes.

The first of, what was to be 151 cruise-ship visits booked for Lerwick harbour this year, and was due tomorrow, the Lerwick Up Helly Aa day, has been cancelled due to weather-related delays in Norway.

In Lerwick harbour, at the Greenhead Base, is the 86 metre cargo boat Schillig arriving from Ceuta in Spain with batteries for the Gremista battery park.

White fish box landings: 8 boats landed over 1500 boxes. Pelagic fish landings: Landing mackerel at Lerwick is the Charisma.