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Ferry firm P&O has said it is willing to enter talks with the Scottish Government about a new ferry route between Scotland and Scandinavia

There used to be a shipping service going from Reykjavik to Leith then Copenhagen, then back to Reykjavik by The Iceland Steamship Company in the 1970s. This could easily be replicated from Rosyth to Stavanger and Bergen. – John [MSP Angus] Macdonald: “There is great demand on both sides of the North Sea for a direct passenger ferry link between the UK and Scandinavia.” Evidence? Or is that still a dirty word in Snpland? – Soracte And Mr Macdonald’s qualification on the economics of mercantile shipping between European countries? He’s a butcher from Falkirk! – The Diplomat I went Rosyth - Zeebrugge once and that was enough for me. Absolute nightmare, return crossing had been wild the night before and when we got on it was batten down hatches and stay in the rooms. No way of serving food and most of the equipment was damaged from the night before. – Arctic Convoy