Vessels & Shipyards

Despite the obstacles of lockdowns in Ireland disrupting the yard’s schedule, Mooney Boats in Killybegs has delivered its largest newbuild to date for owners in Shetland.

Aker BioMarine has launched its new support vessel at CIMC Raffles’ Yantai yard, as the vessel is ready for commissioning and final outfitting just in time for the 2021 krill harvesting season.

Pelagic fishing company Astrid Fiskeri has placed an order for a large new pelagic vessel to be delivered in May 2022, designed with capacity to meet the challenges of changes in future…

Kongsberg Maritime has been contracted to equip a 120m krill trawler for the Norwegian krill processing firm Rimfrost.

Myklebust Verft has signed a deal with Sølvtrans for a the third in a series of Kongsberg-designed wellboats.

A second live fish carrier for Norwegian operator Nordlaks has been launched at the Tersan Shipyard in Turkey, built to an NSK design.

A unique new fishing vessel built to operate primarily as a longliner for Patagonian toothfish has been delivered by Båtbygg in Norway to Austral Fisheries. Cape Arkona also has capacity for pelagic…

Intership has ordered a new wellboat and entered into a long-term contract with Mowi, operating in Eastern Canada.

There was something of a delay in the delivery of Cuxhaven-registered pelagic trawler Kristin NC-336 to its Swedish owners, and despite the drawback of the delayed completion, this also brought some advantages.

With two of its new vessels already in operation, Nueva Pescanova has two more under construction and three more to come.

The first new beam trawler to join the UK fleet for almost twenty years has docked in Brixham after being handed over by its Dutch builders. Georgina of Ladram has been built…

Faroese fishing company Havborg has placed a design contract with Norwegian naval architect Skipsteknisk for a new factory trawler to be built at Tersan. The designer and yard have a strong relationship…

The largest dedicated longliner in the North Atlantic region, the new Geir has been delivered by Vaagland Båtbyggeri and christened in its home port of Ålesund.

With the Tersan shipyard ready to hand over new factory trawler Calvert to its Canadian owners, every precaution was taken to comply with Covid-19 restrictions.

The Pella Shipyard in St Petersburg has delivered the first crabber to be built under the Russian government’s investment quotas initiative.

Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled a new workboat for the aquaculture industry. The Damen Utility Vessel (UV) 2613 draws on the company’s track record of proven vessel designs, such as the Multi…

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a Multi Cat 1908 Patricia Matheson to Inverlussa Marine Services. The company, based on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, will operate the vessel in the aquaculture industry.

The Karstensens Group has returned a positive result for 2019, with DKK31.50 million post-tax profit, but the company warns that as Covid-19 affects the yard, its suppliers and its customers, a reduced…

The new Ilivileq built at Astilleros Armon in Spain has docked in Reykjavík. Originally ordered by HB Grandi before it became Brim, the trawler is owned by Brim’s subsidiary in Greenland.