Northlink timetables have been arbitrarily amended because the Scottish government ordered Northlink to run the Shetland ferries on two engines rather than four engines - to save fuel. More information on these webpages <http://www.orkneytoday.co.uk/news_item.asp?newsItem=6335> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8557666.stm> And a petition here <http://www.gopetition.com/online/34810.html> -- Bruce Fletcher Stronsay, Orkney