Vessels & Shipyards

The Armón Vigo shipyard has delivered a fishing and oceanographic research ship to the Mexico National Fisheries Institute (INAPESCA).

Estonian company Marketex Marine has been awarded a contract by AKVA Group to build the biggest fish feeding steel barge in the world.

Modern fishing vessel ‘Taurus’ has entered service in Russia.

New Zealand company Sealord has purchased the ‘Ocean Dawn’, a vessel that has been under contract to the fishing company since July 2011, for around NZD20m.

Icelandic boat builder, Vikingboats ehf, delivered a 13m shelter decked fishing boat to a Norwegian buyer in February.

The UK’s Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (KEIFCA) has ordered a 17m GRP Blyth Workcat for use when monitoring fishing activities around the Kent and Essex coasts.

In December 2013 the 90m ‘Belle Isle’ was delivered to SAPMER by the South East Asia Shipyard (SEAS).

Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd has announced that it has signed an agreement with its vessel constructor to replace 20-30 of its existing fishing vessels.

Omega Protein Corporation recently christened two new vessels at its Reedville, Virginia facility.

Turkish shipyard Tersan has delivered the 69.9m stern freezer trawler ‘Havstrand’ to Norwegian fishing company Strand Havfiske.

Norwegian fishing company Strand Fiskelsrap has taken the delivery of a 69.9m state-of-the-art stern freezer trawler, built at Tersan Shipyard in Turkey.

Marine coatings company Jotun has announced that it plans to phase out lead chromates from all of its paint and coatings formulations.

French fishing cooperative Armement Coopératif Artisanal Vendéen (ACAV) has taken delivery of a new trawler, Cayola.

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. has been awarded the contract by O’Hara Corporation to construct 194ft freezer stern trawler.

Damen Shipyards Cape Town has been awarded the repair and maintenance contract to get the South African fleet of Fisheries Research Vessels and Fisheries Protection & Surveillance Vessels operational as soon as…

The largest trawler in Bangladesh has recently completed a successful sea trial in the Bay of Bengal.

Sølvtrans has signed a contract with Spanish shipyard Zamakona Yards for the construction of a new vessel for transporting live fish.