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Pentland Ferries was founded by its present managing director, Mr Andrew Banks, in 1997. In October that year he purchased the Caledonian MacBrayne passenger and vehicle ferry Iona. Banks obtained a 99-year lease on the Gills Bay terminal, about 3 miles west of John o' Groats. After two years work improving the site, and further work at St Margaret's Hope, he started operating the short sea crossing with Pentalina B in May 2001. The service operates year-round with the custom built passenger and vehicle catamaran Pentalina.

The current catamaran ferry, MV Pentalina, was built in the Philippines for the Pentland Firth, where it entered service in March 2009.[1] The ferry has a capacity of 350 passengers and either 32 cars and 8 articulated lorries or an increased number of cars, with a service speed of 18 knots.[citation needed]

The original ferry, former Caledonian MacBrayne vessel MV Iona, was purchased in October 1997 and renamed Pentalina-B.
Another former CalMac vessel, Claymore, was owned between October 2002 and March 2009. Claymore was sold in March 2009.

Pentland fleet also includes a barge, used for dredging at Gills in the summer and an extension to the pier at St Margaret's Hope in the winter, a former fishing boat, to tow the barge and a tug / workboat for general duties. In addition to the usual tractor units and tugs for moving trailers and other cargo equipment there are a number of pieces of construction and earth-moving equipment not usually required by a ferry company.

In February 2015, Pentland ferries bought a further CalMac vessel, MV Saturn, to be used as a freight vessel.

An order for a new 85m catamaran ferry was placed with Strategic Marine . It is being built in a shipyard in Vũng Tàu, Vietnam and was due to enter service in summer 2018.

Pentland Ferries Jobs Vacancies

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Customer Services Assistant – Full Time permanent vacancy

Pentland Ferries are currently looking for a Customer Service Assistant to work in our busy office in Gills Bay. The main duties include making bookings for customers over the phone and in person, preparing information for sailings and general office duties. Applicants should be reliable, accurate with information and have good communication skills. Experience with computers is necessary.
Applicants must be available to work weekends. Availability to cover holiday and sickness when required. All applications will be treated as confidential. Please apply by CV to: [email protected]

DELIVERY CREW – Chief Officer, Chief Engineer, 2nd Engineer, SG1a, and Cook Ratings

Pentland Ferries are currently looking for a delivery crew (for the positions listed above) for our new build catamaran, MV Alfred, currently under construction in Vietnam.
Delivery voyage is expected to start in Jan/Feb 2019 with duration of 6 weeks +/- 2 weeks.
Wages can be provided to suitable candidates on request.
Applicants must be trained to STCW 95 standard and hold a valid unlimited ENG1.
COC’s can be under 3000GT for deck ratings and under 3000kW for engineer ratings but must have no restrictions.