Vessels & Shipyards

The first new trawler for German company Deutsche Fischfang Union (DFFU) for 21 years has been delivered by Kleven’s Myklebust Verft yard in Norway. The 80m LOA, 16m beam Cuxhaven NC-100 was…

The new pelagic trawler Grateful has been completed by the Karstensens shipyard at Skagen, and delivered to owners Eshcol Fishing.

The Adenia Fishing Company in Shetland has ordered a new pelagic trawler based on a design from Norwegian naval architect Salt Ship Design.

Technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to provide the engines and the complete propulsion package, including the propulsion control system for two new trawlers being built for Murmansk-based Nord Pilgrim Ltd.

Mats Lundberg and younger brother Stian, skipper and chief engineer of pelagic vessel Odd Lundberg, went to Rapp Marine for an all-electric deck gear package.

The Piriou shipyard has an order from French fishing company Comata for a new 63m freezer longliner for fishing toothfish in the French TAAF EEZ in the Southern Ocean.

Tom Aliotti’s new Bristol Bay gillnetter Mariola did 36 knots on sea trials. Asked the secret of getting that speed, he replied, ‘I’m not going to tell you my secret,’ he said,…

Brunvoll Volda has signed contracts with Stadyard in western Norway for delivery of propulsion systems for two fishing vessels. The equipment will be delivered in December 2017 and February 2018.