Vessels & Shipyards

Rolls-Royce has signed a contract to deliver ship design and an extensive range of ship equipment to a purse seiner / pelagic trawler to be built for Norwegian fishing company Gunnar Langva…

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.

Norwegian deck machinery specialist Rapp Marine has been contracted to supply a suite of electric deck equipment for its first krill vessel.

Spanish deck equipment specialist Ibercisa has been chosen by Knut Inge and Henrik Ostervold to supply winches and a package of associated equipment for their new pelagic vessel, due to be built…

Optimar will supply a complete krill factory for Aker BioMarines new krill fishing vessel as part of a contract worth approximately NOK300m.

Europe’s fishing industry is growing ever more sophisticated as the fleet modernises to meet demand for more sustainable operations.

NSK Ship Design has signed a contract with China National Fisheries Corporation (CNFC), the owner of one of the worlds largest fishing fleets, to convert a conventional trawler into a krill trawler…

Spanish ship-owner Pesquera Ancora S.L.U has contracted Kleven to build an 80m stern trawler.

Trawler company Havfisk has ordered a stern trawler from shipbuilder Vard at a value of approximately NOK325m (US$40m).

The Philippine Government has ordered two 50m multi-mission monohull patrol vessels to combat illegal fishing.