Vessels & Shipyards

Norwegian shipbuilding company VARD Group AS has announced a contract for a shrimp stern trawler to be designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce.

Zamakona Shipyard of Santurce has launched the “Guria” - an ultimate generation tuna- freezer vessel for Basque fishing company Nicra 7.

Pelagic vessel ‘Adenia’ (LK 193) has returned home to Whalsay, UK, after being lengthened to improve stability and enhance the quality of fish landed.

The latest project from fishing vessel design company, Skipasyn, is a 95m trawler which features two 5m propellers running at low RPM and delivering high torque.

The 80m tuna purse seiner ‘Morne Blanc’ has been delivered to Sapmer on time by Piriou Vietnam.

Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven has signed a contract with DFFU - subsidiary of Icelandic seafood company Samherji - to build two stern trawlers of Rolls-Royce’ NVC 374 WP design.

One of the world’s largest transporters of live fish, Sølvtrans AS, has ordered another Live Fish Carrier from Rolls-Royce.

HB Grandi’s latest vessel, ‘Venus NS 150’, docked for the first time earlier this week at its home port of Vopnafjördur after a 3,700 nautical mile delivery trip from Turkey.