Vessels & Shipyards

With the delivery of vivier crabber Frank Henry to its owners in southern England, Astilleros Armon celebrates the 26th vessel built at the yard for the UK and Irish fishing fleets, reports…

Icelandic state procurement authority Ríkiskaup has opened tenders for the construction of a new research vessel for the Marine Research Institute.

The newest longliner delivered to Norwegian fishing company Ervik Havfiske follows a familiar pattern, designed by Marin Teknikk and built in Turkey by Tersan.

Looking to replace their older vessel with a newbuild offering more capacity and greater comfort, Icelandic fishing company Blakksnes earlier this year took delivery of new longliner Hulda GK-17, built by Trefjar.

Fishermen’s co-operative Armement Coopératif Artisanal Vendéen (ACAV) has returned to Piriou to order a 21 metre gill netter/longliner that will be delivered in late 2022 to Adrien Delevaud, who fishes from Ile…

The Northern Shipyard in St Petersburg has begun construction of the tenth vessel in the series of trawlers being built for Norebo Group.

A new trawler has been launched at the Finomar Shipyard Szczecin and will be completed at Macduff Shipyards for a local owner.

Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar has delivered a new Cleopatra 50 to brothers Ørjan and Ketil Sandnes from Leknes in Norway.

Designed to alternate groundfish or shrimp fisheries, Vingaskär has been built for Swedish owners Vingaskär Fiskeri at the Karstensen yard in Skagen.

The delivery of pelagic vessel Hardhaus to its Norwegian owners follows closely behind the completion of Libas earlier this year. Both have been built by the Cemre Shipyard, designed by Salt Ship…

The launching of the third in the series of new factory trawlers being built for the Russian Fishery Company was watched by Russian President Vladimir Putin as the new vessel was floated…

Mooney Boats in Killybegs has delivered the new Ella to the Atlantic Dawn Group, which is currently making significant investments in new fishing capacity.

An order placed by the Simpson family in Fraserburgh for a new pelagic vessel has gone to the Karstensen yard in Skagen. While the yard and the owners of Christina S have…

Vaagland Båtbyggeri AS has signed a contract for a new Skipskompetanse-designed research vessel for Uit Norges Arktiske Universitet.

?Fiskebäck fishing company Gifico and the Karstensen yard in Skagen have a relationship that goes back to the 1970s, and they are now embarking on their first newbuild together.

The Tersan Shipyard at Yalova in Turkey has launched a second new trawler for Russian Far East fishing company Okeanrybflot.

Platform support vessel Viking Athene, acquired recently by Faroese salmon group Bakkafrost, will go to the MEST yard in Tórshavn to be refitted for its new role as farming support vessel (FSV)…

The first new netter of its size for the UK fleet for at least fifteen years, Amanda of Ladram has been built for English fishing company Waterdance at Parkol in Whitby to…

The Daman Maaskant yard in Stellendam has taken delivery of 38 metre beam trawler Franson Z-91, and is now making progress on outfitting the new trawler for its Belgian owner.

Only a couple of weeks after delivery by Karstensens Skibsværft, new Icelandic pelagic vessel Vilhelm Thorsteinsson was back alongside in Skagen, this time to land the catch from its first trip, 3400…