During a debate at the Scottish parliament, Angus MacDonald of the ruling SNP party said that a run between Aberdeen or Rosyth and Scandinavia could be a viable long term option.
The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported a 48% rise in visitors - 1.175m - from Norway to the UK.
It is estimated that if only 8% of these tourists took a ferry, the service would be profitable.
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