Vessels & Shipyards

Renovated marine research vessel ‘Aranda’ has been delivered to the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE ready for use following work carried out by Rauma Marine Constructions Oy at its shipyard in Rauma.

Rolls-Royce Marine has signed a landmark contract with US shipyard Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors for the development of a 100 metre state-of-the-art pelagic trawler for the Seattle-based Arctic Storm Management Group.

A new ocean factory trawler design with hull improvements to the trim, draught and ballast has been released by Knud E. Hansen’s Faroe Islands design team.

Mooney Boats in Killybegs have delivered a new Vestværft-desiged multi-rig prawn (langoustine) trawler to Niall and Seamus Connolly’s Clogerhead-based Supreme Fishing Company, and the new Stella Nova is a sister vessel to…

Brunvoll has signed a contract with Baatbygg to provide a propulsion, manoeuvring and control system for the world’s first combined trawling, auto-line and potting fishing vessel.

The latest additions to the revitalised Icelandic groundfish fleet, fresher trawlers Páll Pálsson and Breki, are expected to dock in Iceland as World Fishing goes to press, as their long delivery trip…

Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam (Maaskant) has delivered a new 41m beam trawler with twin Optima nozzles for Hakvoort Brothers in the Netherlands.

A new twin-rig trawler has been delivered by the C. Toms & Son yard to fishing company North Devon Trawlers, a joint venture between fisherman Scott Wharton and Barnstaple processor Coombe Fisheries,…

The owners of Norwegian pelagic vessel Hardhaus have placed an order for a newbuilding, designed by Salt Ship design and to be built at Cemre in Turkey. The vessel will incorporate the…

Ålesund fishing company HP Holmeset has gone to naval architect Skipsteknisk for the third time for the design of its new longliner, ordered from Vaagland Båtbyggeri and with a December 2019 delivery…

Nauta Shiprepair Yard in Gdansk has launched a partly outfitted pelagic trawler bound for operations in the Shetland Islands.

Marin Teknikk has entered into contracts with Frøyanes AS for delivery of design and engineering packages for two new longliner vessels.

Norwegian deck equipment specialist Rapp Marine has along background of co-operation with Russian fishermen that goes back to the Soviet era.

Dutch fishing company Ekofish Group has contracted Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam to build a new twin-rig trawler. The design and equipment of the new vessel will all be in line with Ekofish’s…

Icelandic GRP boat builder Trefjar has delivered a new Cleapatra Fishermen to a customer in Whalsay in Shetland.

A new pelagic trawler for Irish company Aine Fishing was delivered recently, replacing an older vessel of the same name that had also been built by Karstensens Skibsværft in 2003. Áine is…

A new high-tech vessel for shipping fish feed is about to be put into service for BioMar.