Ship Design

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

UK’s North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NEIFCA) has teamed up with boat builder Parkol Marine to build a new, first-of-its kind survey and patrol vessel.

12th December 2023

Parkol Marine wins UK survey-patrol newbuild contract

12th December 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Propulsion and manoeuvring systems supplier Brunvoll has been selected to deliver a range of equipment for a new compact service vessel designed by Moen Marin for the aquaculture industry.

10th November 2023

Brunvoll contracted for new aquaculture service vessel

10th November 2023

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard has been contracted to build a new fishing vessel that will be operated in New Zealand waters by Aurora Fisheries, which is a part of the Solander Group.

8th November 2023

New Zealand’s Aurora Fisheries places newbuild order

8th November 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard Inc has confirmed the delivery of NB1102 Gadus, the Arctic freezer trawler it has built for P/F JFK from the Faroe Islands.

17th October 2023

Tersan Shipyard delivers Gadus

17th October 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Båtbygg AS has placed an order with Brunvoll for a complete propulsion and manoeuvring solution for Austral Fisheries’ new longline fishing vessel. The vessel is designed by Marin Teknikk AS for operation…

6th October 2023

Brunvoll contracted for new longliner’s propulsion package

6th October 2023

SHIP DESIGN

SHIP DESIGN

Spain’s Freire Shipyard has contracted Longitude Engineering for the basic design of a newbuild research vessel that it is building for IFREMER, the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea.

12th September 2023

Designer appointed for new French research vessel

12th September 2023

SHIP DESIGN

SHIP DESIGN

Lithuanian ship designer Western Baltic Engineering (WBE) has launched its latest trawler design. Intended to meet the demands of the modern fishing industry with an emphasis on high performance, large cargo capacity and…

14th March 2023

Western Baltic unveils new trawler design

14th March 2023

SHIP DESIGN

SHIP DESIGN

A prototype sailing catamaran has launched aiming to revive wind propulsion for artisanal fishing and reduce the environmental footprint of coastal fisheries.

2nd December 2022

Fishing by sail power

2nd December 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon farmer Mowi Scotland Ltd has selected Skagen Ship Consulting and Macduff Ship Design as the main contractor and designer for two new 18.5-metre landing craft service vessels for aquaculture support services.

20th October 2022

Mowi orders newbuilds

20th October 2022

SHIP DESIGN

SHIP DESIGN

Coming away from the opening day of Nor-Fishing 2022 with this year’s Nor-Fishing Foundation Innovation Award was the partnership Erwin Jager of Ulstein Design & Solutions AS and Tore Roaldsnes of Bluewild AS for…

23rd August 2022

Nor-Fishing award won

23rd August 2022

SHIP DESIGN

SHIP DESIGN

NSK Ship Design has designed a battery-hybrid wellboat with a 2,800 cubic metre capacity for Ervik Havfiske and Husøy Fiskeriselskap, which are investing in the sector.

25th April 2022

Confidence in wellboats

25th April 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Ålesund, Norway-headquartered Bluewild is expanding its fleet with a new factory trawler that has been designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions AS. 

17th February 2022

Bluewild contracts trawler

17th February 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

This latest newbuild designed to fish Scottish waters replaces the Fruitful Vine the same yard delivered in 2010, and it also closely follows the design and propulsion patterns of recent new trawlers…

9th February 2022

New Fruitful Vine delivered

9th February 2022

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A second aquaculture support vessel to be built for Pacific Mariculture, a division of Pacific6 Enterprises, will be hybrid powered, with a 1mW stored energy capacity on board, enabling it to run…

17th December 2021

Pacific Mariculture opts for hybrid design

17th December 2021

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Classification society, RINA has awarded approval in principle to a new-concept offshore fish-farming vessel.

26th November 2021

Oceangoing aquaculture vessel gains RINA approval

26th November 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian naval architect Skipsteknisk has confirmed two new design contracts for Canadian fishing companies, in addition to an ongoing build due for delivery in 2022.

5th November 2021

Skipsteknisk secures Canadian design contracts

5th November 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Kjell-Gunnar Hoddevik and partners Johnny Årvik and Jan-Ove Langeland of Norwegian fishing company Atlantic Seafish took delivery last year of combined longliner/seine netter Atlantic, which was built for them in Turkey –…

27th October 2021

Norwegian partners order seine netter

27th October 2021

SHIP DESIGN

SHIP DESIGN

At Nor-Fishing 2012, Wärtsilä will present a new design concept that it says may represent the future of combined pursers and trawlers.

26th June 2012

Wärtsilä introduces new fishing vessel concept

26th June 2012

SHIP DESIGN

SHIP DESIGN

The new NVC 349 purse seiner from Rolls-Royce has been designed to have the optimal hull.

1st October 2008

Optimal hull shape – the NVC 349

1st October 2008

SHIP DESIGN

SHIP DESIGN

Skipsteknisk AS has entered into contract with Asmar Shipbuilding,Chile, for the design of a 71.3m advanced Fishery and Oceanographic Research Vessel of ST-367 design for the Chilean Navy.

29th May 2008

Skipsteknisk designs advanced research vessel for Chilean Navy

29th May 2008