
Freight Shipment
Due to the volume of goods that we carry to and from Shetland and Orkney, we can offer all inclusive, reliable and competitively priced services.
It’s what we do every day.
We operate across all sectors and carry all types of cargo. Tell us what you need transported, and we will find the right solution. Northwards moves everything from small packages to abnormal loads. Full and part loads of ambient or temperature-controlled goods. From liquid waste to bulk animal/fish feed. From chilled and frozen goods to building and industrial materials. We find the right solution for our customers.
We are also specialists in the transport of dangerous goods. Our team includes a dangerous goods safety advisor, drivers are trained under ADR regulations, and freight staff in the transport of dangerous goods by sea.




Freight shipment
Aberdeen – Orkney (Kirkwall) and Shetland (Lerwick)
NorthLink Ferries
Caithness (Gills Bay) – Orkney (St Margaret’s Hope)
Pentland Ferries
Caithness (Scrabster) – Orkney (Stromness)
NorthLink Ferries
Limited freight is also shipped from Aberdeen to Orkney (Kirkwall) and Shetland (Lerwick)
NorthLink Ferries via the passenger vessels

