Shipyard News

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

VARD shipbuilding group has contracted TMC Compressors to supply an energy-efficient marine compressed air system to a stern trawler being built for Norwegian fishing company Havbryn AS.

14th May 2025

VARD takes energy-saving approach with stern trawler

14th May 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The newest addition to Iceland’s fresher trawler fleet has been delivered to its owners in the port of Grindavík. The Skipasýn-designed Hulda Björnsdóttir has been built at Astilleros Armón, originally for fishing…

22nd April 2025

Iceland’s latest fresher trawler arrives from Spanish builder

22nd April 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Urk-based Werft Shipbuilding has confirmed delivery of newbuild Z-575 Janneke, calling it a modern fishing vessel that immediately stands out for its performance, comfort and fuel efficiency.

8th April 2025

Werft Shipbuilding delivers Z-575

8th April 2025

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Hvide Sande Shipyard in Denmark has been contracted to build an innovative fishing vessel for Canadian fishing company Clearwater Seafoods. This 40.9-metre vessel, designed by Norwegian naval architect Skipsteknisk, will fish for…

7th April 2025

Danish yard to build Canadian lobster catcher

7th April 2025

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Macduff Shipyards has delivered its latest newbuild, Gracious PD 103, to local company MV Gracious Ltd, highlighting that it’s a new design of fishing vessel, arranged for twin rig trawling. It is…

2nd April 2025

Macduff delivers new design twin-rigger

2nd April 2025

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard has announced the launch of NB1124 – soon to be named Takapo – a new state-of-the-art fishing vessel commissioned by Aurora Fisheries, a part of the Solander Group.

19th March 2025

Tersan launches Aurora Fisheries’ new factory freezer trawler

19th March 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Norwegian fishing company Bluewild’s new trawler Ecofive has been handed over by the Westcon yard and this innovative new vessel has steamed to Ålesund for the last stages of outfitting before it…

4th March 2025

Ambitious thinking behind new factory trawler

4th March 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Aker QRILL Company and Tersan Shipyard are teaming up on the construction of a new state-of-the-art krill fishing vessel.

13th January 2025

Aker QRILL secures fourth krill fishing vessel

13th January 2025

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The largest new vessel to join the Falklands fleet fishing for squid in the South Atlantic has been delivered by the Nodosa Shipyard in Galicia to the Petrel Fishing Company, a joint-venture…

9th January 2025

Nodosa delivers new Falklands factory trawler

9th January 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

With its new vessel, Gjögur has followed the trend away from processing at sea – new Hákon is a pelagic trawler/purse seiner with purely RSW capacity. The newbuild is one of a…

6th January 2025

New pelagic catcher joins Icelandic fleet

6th January 2025