![A blue and white ferry is docked at a rocky pier, with a small road leading to the vessel. The background features a cloudy sky and a hilly landscape.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230516-Linga-240x140.jpg)
Around one quarter of ferry services posts were vacant at end of June
![A blue and white ferry is docked at a rocky pier, with a small road leading to the vessel. The background features a cloudy sky and a hilly landscape.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230516-Linga-240x140.jpg)
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![MV Geira.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Geira___Lwk_01_sml-240x140.jpg)
![The Bluemull Sound ferry terminal.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Bluemull_Sound_ferry-240x140.jpg)
![SIC ferry Dagalien at the Toft terminal.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Dagalien-02-sml-240x140.jpg)
![A blue and white boat named](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/230704-Good-Shepherd-Tom-Morton-240x140.jpg)
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![](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Geira_arriving_at_Fetlar-742x447-240x140.jpg)
![](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/230519-Hjaltland-berthing-240x140.jpeg)
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![](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Bigga-03-240x140.jpg)
![](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/131203_Leirna-240x140.jpg)
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![The council ferry Dagalien docking at the Toft ferry terminal - Photo: Shetland News](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/150422_Toft_ferry_terminal-240x140.jpg)
![](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/230423-Knab-240x140.jpeg)
![](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/230420-Flossie-cropped-240x140.jpg)
![](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/221206-Bigga-at-Belmont-pier-240x140.jpeg)
![](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/220216-The-Good-Shepherd-IV-at-Grutness-Pier-©RR-240x140.jpeg)
![](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ferry-card-payments-2-240x140.jpg)
![NorthLink freight boat Hildasay.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/160428_Hildasay-240x140.jpg)
![](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/180819-Papa-Stour-240x140.jpg)
![](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MV-Dagalien-and-MV-Daggri-03-240x140.jpg)
![](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/220723-Hjaltland-arriving-240x140.jpeg)
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![](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/LUV-2208-electric-001-240x140.jpeg)
![](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Symbister-Ferry-Terminal-240x140.jpg)
![](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2300210-RR-Grutness-240x140.jpg)
![](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GoodShepherd-240x140.jpg)
![](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/191021-NorthLink-arriving-at-Aberdeen-240x140.jpg)
![Fair Isle](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/fair_isle_from_the_sky-240x140.jpg)
![](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/220723-Hjaltland-arriving-240x140.jpeg)
![](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/220723-Hjaltland-arriving-240x140.jpeg)
![](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/230111-SImon-CAlder-240x140.png)
![](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Symbister-Ferry-Terminal-240x140.jpg)
![The MV Arrow. Photo: Ian Leask](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Arrow_by_Valian-240x140.jpg)
![](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Good-Shepherd-IV-240x140.jpg)
![The Bluemull Sound ferry terminal.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Bluemull_Sound_ferry-240x140.jpg)
![](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/220210-Hildasay-©Austin-Taylor-240x140.jpg)
![Fair Isle](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/fair_isle_from_the_sky-240x140.jpg)
![Both Yell Sound ferries will be affected.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/toft_terminal-240x140.jpg)
![SIC ferry Dagalien at the Toft terminal.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Dagalien-02-sml-240x140.jpg)
![The Skerries ferry Filla, whose timetable is to be cut as part of the council's savings programme.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Filla-240x140.jpg)
![](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/220213-Filla-240x140.jpeg)
![NorthLink freight boat Hildasay.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/140626_Hildasay-240x140.jpg)
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