Newbuild

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Austral Fisheries has expanded its premium Glacier 51 toothfish fleet with the launch of the Australian fishing company’s new flagship vessel, Austral Odyssey, marking a significant investment in technology, product quality and long-term operations in the Southern Ocean.

24th February 2026

Austral Fisheries launches hybrid-powered Austral Odyssey to bolster Glacier 51 toothfish fleet

24th February 2026

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkish shipbuilder Tersan Shipyard has delivered the advanced fishing vessel Leinebris (NB1116) to Norwegian owner Leinebris AS, marking a significant step forward in multi-gear capability and low-emission vessel design for the fisheries sector.

10th February 2026

Tersan hands over hybrid longliner–seiner Leinebris, setting new benchmarks

10th February 2026

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Russian Crab has taken delivery of the latest addition to the company’s growing fleet, with the formal christening and handover of vivier crabber Alexandr Sapozhnikov, named after the director who steered the…

23rd January 2026

New Russian crabber named after former company director

23rd January 2026

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Vestværftet has delivered new seiner Elias Johan to Sørvågen company Benonisen Fiskeri. Built to operate as a seine netter for demersal species and a purse seiner for pelagics, the vessel has options…

23rd January 2026

Lofoten seiner arrives from Danish builder

23rd January 2026

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Things are busy at Faroese shipbuilder MEST. As well as a 44-metre freezer trawler for Varðin and its venture to develop a drydock at its Skála location, it has confirmed an order…

13th November 2025

Catamaran order placed with Faroese yard

13th November 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

New harvest vessel Tauriko is designed to significantly bring down the cost per kilo of delivering slaughtered salmon on a large scale. It will have capacity to load and bleed 200 tonnes…

13th November 2025

Napier orders new generation harvester

13th November 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Norway’s Knester AS has taken delivery of its third newbuild in more than 50 years – a 75.2-metre pelagic vessel from Karstensen Shipyard. Built to the yard’s own design and equipped for…

10th November 2025

Karstensen delivers new Knester to long-established pelagic operator

10th November 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) has won a contract to act as system integrator and to deliver power and automation systems to a newbuild live fish carrier that shipbuilder Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted…

15th October 2025

NES secures equipment contract for new live fish carrier

15th October 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Maritime system supplier Brunvoll AS has signed a contract with shipbuilder Astilleros Zamakona SA for the delivery of a complete propulsion, manoeuvring and positioning system for a live fish carrier. The shipowner…

23rd September 2025

Brunvoll propulsion chosen for Trident live fish carrier

23rd September 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Built to Karstensen Shipyard’s own 75-metre, 16-metre breadth design, the newbuild is the latest in an ongoing series of new pelagic vessels for operators around the Northeast Atlantic.

18th September 2025

Herøyhav delivered to Norwegian owners

18th September 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Vigo-based Freire Shipyard has launched new Arctic freezer trawler Saputi II, built for Canadian fishing company Qikiqtaaluk Fisheries Corporation (QFC).

11th September 2025

QFC’s new Arctic freezer trawler Saputi II launched

11th September 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

In renewing its fleet, Royal Greenland and partner companies went to Skipsteknisk for the designs of filleter factory trawler Sisimiut and four vessels with capacity to process and freeze shrimp onboard, as…

8th September 2025

Fifth Royal Greenland trawler completes series

8th September 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Norway-headquartered maritime group Trident Aqua Services has contracted a new live fish carrier and a premium service vessel, both powered by battery-hybrid technology. With these new additions, the company now has seven…

19th August 2025

Trident adding two new hybrid vessels to fast-expanding fleet

19th August 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The hull of the new longliner for Austral Fisheries, Austral Odyssey, has been completed in Poland and towed to the Båtbygg yard in Norway for outfitting.

5th August 2025

Australian longliner outfitting in Norway

5th August 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Based on Damen’s SeaFisher 3210 design, New Zealand company Sanford’s new 32-metre, 10-metre breadth San Koura Rangi is the outcome of a collaborative process to develop a highly energy-efficient fishing vessel that meets all…

24th July 2025

Sanford’s newbuild sets new standards

24th July 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Handed over just a few weeks after the completion of Prion for the Petrel Fishing Company, which also starting fishing this season, newbuild Argos Berbés has an 85-metre overall length and a…

28th May 2025

Second South Atlantic trawler from Galician yard

28th May 2025

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

VARD shipbuilding group has contracted TMC Compressors to supply an energy-efficient marine compressed air system to a stern trawler being built for Norwegian fishing company Havbryn AS.

14th May 2025

VARD takes energy-saving approach with stern trawler

14th May 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Urk-based Werft Shipbuilding has confirmed delivery of newbuild Z-575 Janneke, calling it a modern fishing vessel that immediately stands out for its performance, comfort and fuel efficiency.

8th April 2025

Werft Shipbuilding delivers Z-575

8th April 2025

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard has announced the launch of NB1124 – soon to be named Takapo – a new state-of-the-art fishing vessel commissioned by Aurora Fisheries, a part of the Solander Group.

19th March 2025

Tersan launches Aurora Fisheries’ new factory freezer trawler

19th March 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Norwegian fishing company Bluewild’s new trawler Ecofive has been handed over by the Westcon yard and this innovative new vessel has steamed to Ålesund for the last stages of outfitting before it…

4th March 2025

Ambitious thinking behind new factory trawler

4th March 2025