Ship Design

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Alba, France’s first hydrogen-electric powered fishing training vessel, has been inaugurated by LPMA: Maritime and Aquaculture Professional School of Bastia. It was designed by European naval architecture and marine engineering company Mauric.

26th November 2024

Newbuild: France’s first hydrogen-electric fishing training vessel

26th November 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Celiktrans Shipyard in Turkey has delivered the 48.1 metre LOA, 14-metre breadth groundfish trawler Sigurbjörg ÁR-67. It was built to a Nautic design for the Westman Islands-based fishing company.

30th August 2024

Triple-rigger for Ísfélag of Iceland

30th August 2024

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Brunvoll AS has secured another contract with AquaShip/Intership for the delivery of a comprehensive propulsion, thruster and dynamic positioning (DP) system combination for a new live fish carrier.

20th August 2024

AquaShip/Intership award wellboat propulsion contract

20th August 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Maritime systems supplier Brunvoll AS has signed a contract with Aas Mek. Verksted AS, for the delivery of complete propulsion and manoeuvring systems for two new live fish carries for owner Sølvtrans.

19th August 2024

Brunvoll secures live fish carriers contract

19th August 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Macduff Shipyards Limited has signed over latest fishing vessel Forever Faithful PD 289 to local owner Andrew West. The newbuild replaces the owner’s previous vessel of the same name, built by the yard in…

15th August 2024

Scottish newbuild Forever Faithful signed over

15th August 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Built for Seastar Holding, live fish carrier Seifjell has been built at the Cemre yard in Turkey to a design by Salt Ship Design.

31st July 2024

Circular tanks for innovative live fish carrier

31st July 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

With diesel-electric propulsion and an array of electric winches, designed to minimise fuel consumption and emissions, San Koura Rangi is expected to contribute to Sanford’s target of reducing the carbon footprint from…

5th July 2024

Sanford scampi trawler heads to Holland for outfitting

5th July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Built for the Australia state’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) by Geraldton-based shipbuilder Dongara Marine, the new 18.6-metre fisheries research vessel (RV) was named Djildjit Kaartadjiny in consultation with Noongar (indigenous)…

29th May 2024

Australian shipbuilder completes multi-purpose researcher

29th May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian coastal cargo company Eidsvaag AS is to grow its fleet of forage carrier vessels with two new state-of-the-art vessels designed and equipped by Kongsberg Maritime.

21st May 2024

Kongsberg to design, equip two salmon farm forage carriers

21st May 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture technology provider AKVA Group will deliver a new feed barge model to Norwegian salmon farmer Lovundlaks AS. 

16th April 2024

AKVA secures new feed barge contract

16th April 2024

SHIP DESIGN

SHIP DESIGN

From setting the standard for offshore supply vessels in the 1970s, to advanced anchor handlers that transformed the oil and gas industry, and a growing reference list in fishery and merchant ships,…

16th April 2024

Kongsberg Maritime celebrates 50 years of ship design

16th April 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The onboard combi-factory that will feature on Tromsø fishing company Båragutt Havfiske AS’s new vessel Eilifson is being designed, built and installed by Carsoe. 

10th April 2024

Carsoe to deliver multi-processing deck on Båragutt Havfiske’s new catcher

10th April 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Assurance and risk management provider DNV and Ocean Sovereign have obtained French registration for the deployment of fish farming vessel Ocean Ark.

21st March 2024

DNV, Ocean Sovereign ink deal for fish farming superyacht

21st March 2024

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Icelandic fishing, processing and aquaculture company Hraðfrystihúsið-Gunnvör has placed an order for a new factory freezer trawler to be built at Astilleros Ria de Vigo, the former Barreras shipyard which has been…

18th March 2024

Factory trawler order goes to Spanish yard

18th March 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Norwegian fishing company Liegruppen is no stranger to innovation, and its new pelagic trawler Liafjord is outfitted with the first system of retractable foils to be delivered to a fishing vessel.

16th February 2024

Pelagic trawler grows wings

16th February 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Maritime systems supplier Brunvoll AS has been selected to deliver all propulsion, manoeuvring, and positioning systems for a new 24-metre aquaculture service vessel.

7th February 2024

Brunvoll nets new aquaculture vessel contract

7th February 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Qikiqtaaluk Fisheries Corporation (QFC) has confirmed its largest factory fishing trawler to date, Saputi II, will have an advanced Carsoe processing facility onboard.

30th January 2024

QFC newbuild to feature cutting-edge Carsoe factory

30th January 2024

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

For a relatively new player in the winch business, Norwegian company Evotec has been quickly turning into a leader – and has recently announced a couple of prestigious new contracts.

20th December 2023

Evotec scores fishing newbuild orders

20th December 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

To better understand how alternative fuels, power systems and drivetrains could offer a fresh blueprint for fishing vessels and greener fishing operations, six new vessel designs have been created to identify critical…

14th December 2023

Key milestone reached in transition to net-zero fishing

14th December 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Taking shape at the Westcon yard, the ambitious new trawler for Ålesund fishing company Bluewild has already won awards for the new thinking that has gone into the 73-metre Ulstein FX101 design…

14th December 2023

EcoFive – a shipful of new thinking

14th December 2023