The Pentland Firth crossing has also been cancelled on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.
The agreement between the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters and South West parks was described as a "milestone".
The award of the lease comes after two years of feasibility work in the waters of the Pentland Firth.
Earlier this month, Highland Council also gave its backing to a tidal energy project planned for the Pentland Firth.
Meanwhile, a plan will be prepared next year to guide renewable energy development activity in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters.
Thousands of military personnel were stationed in the area tasked with looking out for surfaced U-boats and German warships in the Pentland Firth.
Highland Council has said that it will not raise any objections to a tidal scheme planned for the inner sound of the Pentland Firth.
The scheme is part of efforts to develop the Pentland Firth and waters surrounding the Orkney Islands in the largest planned wave and tidal generating programme in the world.
Earlier this year, areas in the Pentland Firth and around Orkney were leased to seven companies, which aim to generate enough electricity to supply 750, 000 homes by 2020 from a range of wave and tidal devices.
Police said the incident happened while Chantelle Firth was eating lunch at Pentland Primary School in Billingham, Teesside, on Thursday.
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This leaves Pentland Ferries as the sole operator across the firth, sailing from Gills Bay to St Margaret's Hope.
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