New Vessels

New pelagic vessel Ruth has been delivered, starting its fishing career on mackerel with a first landing in the Faroe Islands.

New Zealand fishing company, Sanford, is investing in a freezer trawler as part of its increasing focus on adding more value to its quota portfolio.

The new ‘RV Kronprins Haakon’ - the first Norwegian icebreaker built for polar research - will begin regular science cruises in 2017.

The Canadian Coast Guard has inaugurated its newest near-shore fisheries research vessel, CCGS Leim.

China based fishing company, Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd., has recently ordered 25 newly-built fishing vessels as a continuation of its fleet replacement plan.

The latest vessel from Macduff Shipyards Limited is the ‘Vision III’ – a twin rig trawler for MB Vision LLP, which will operate through Westward Fishing Company, Fraserburgh, Scotland.