Newbuild

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Norwegian Greentech has been contracted to deliver its water treatment solutions to two new live fish carriers that will operate in the aquaculture industry.

11th February 2025

Norwegian Greentech contracted to equip live fish carriers

11th February 2025

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The largest new vessel to join the Falklands fleet fishing for squid in the South Atlantic has been delivered by the Nodosa Shipyard in Galicia to the Petrel Fishing Company, a joint-venture…

9th January 2025

Nodosa delivers new Falklands factory trawler

9th January 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

With its new vessel, Gjögur has followed the trend away from processing at sea – new Hákon is a pelagic trawler/purse seiner with purely RSW capacity. The newbuild is one of a…

6th January 2025

New pelagic catcher joins Icelandic fleet

6th January 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard has announced the launch of fishing vessel Leinebris. The newbuild, which Tersan describes as “advanced and sustainable” is the result of a collaboration with vessel owner Leinebris AS and…

3rd December 2024

Tersan launches ‘advanced and sustainable’ catcher, Leinebris

3rd December 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

With plans to onboard more brands and fisheries, the Australian company is profiting from its sustainability and traceability investments.

15th November 2024

How green storytelling is paying off for Austral Fisheries

15th November 2024

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The 72-metre trawler is packed with innovation and even before its delivery has won several awards for the new thinking and imagination that have gone into its design. These include the Norwegian…

4th November 2024

Vónin quad-rig shrimp gear for EcoFive

4th November 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The steel hull of the 31-metre, 8.7-metre beam Eilean Croine was fabricated in Poland and brought to Killybegs for outfitting by Mooney Boats. This new vessel is designed as a pelagic trawler…

28th October 2024

Pelagic pair team complete

28th October 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

One of the long series of new pelagic vessels emerging from the Karstensen yard in Skagen, new Finnur Friði was originally intended to replace the 2004-built vessel of the same name. Instead,…

17th October 2024

Newbuild: Faroese pelagic flagship

17th October 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Celiktrans Shipyard in Turkey has delivered the 48.1 metre LOA, 14-metre breadth groundfish trawler Sigurbjörg ÁR-67. It was built to a Nautic design for the Westman Islands-based fishing company.

30th August 2024

Triple-rigger for Ísfélag of Iceland

30th August 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian-based maritime system supplier Brunvoll AS has signed a contract with shipyard Aas Mek Verksted for the delivery of a propulsion, manoeuvring and positioning system for Njord Aquashipping’s new live fish carriers.…

29th August 2024

Brunvoll secures contract for newcomer’s latest live fish carriers

29th August 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Built for Seastar Holding, live fish carrier Seifjell has been built at the Cemre yard in Turkey to a design by Salt Ship Design.

31st July 2024

Circular tanks for innovative live fish carrier

31st July 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Mull, Scotland, -based Inverlussa Marine Services has appointed Macduff Shipyards to design and build a new 25-metre hybrid workboat vessel, which will be equipped with the latest technology to support sustainable growth.

17th July 2024

Hybrid vessel order boost for Scottish shipbuilding, salmon farming

17th July 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

There had been delays to the newbuild’s delivery, due to the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine and delayed deliveries of equipment, but Kjell-Gunnar Hoddevik and business partners Johnny Årvik and Jan-Ove Langeland have…

24th June 2024

Whitefish, shrimp and crab options for new Polarbris

24th June 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Built for the Australia state’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) by Geraldton-based shipbuilder Dongara Marine, the new 18.6-metre fisheries research vessel (RV) was named Djildjit Kaartadjiny in consultation with Noongar (indigenous)…

29th May 2024

Australian shipbuilder completes multi-purpose researcher

29th May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian coastal cargo company Eidsvaag AS is to grow its fleet of forage carrier vessels with two new state-of-the-art vessels designed and equipped by Kongsberg Maritime.

21st May 2024

Kongsberg to design, equip two salmon farm forage carriers

21st May 2024

SHIP DESIGN

SHIP DESIGN

From setting the standard for offshore supply vessels in the 1970s, to advanced anchor handlers that transformed the oil and gas industry, and a growing reference list in fishery and merchant ships,…

16th April 2024

Kongsberg Maritime celebrates 50 years of ship design

16th April 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The latest in a series of factory trawlers for the Russian Fishery Company has been delivered by Admiralty Shipyards in St Petersburg.

3rd April 2024

Kapitan Martynov delivered to Russian Fishery Company

3rd April 2024

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Investment in new vessels and the latest state-of-the-art fish handling technology has ensured that the Shetland pelagic fleet is at the forefront of catching premium mackerel, herring and blue whiting where carbon…

4th March 2024

Shetland pelagic fleet investments net green benefits

4th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Maritime systems supplier Brunvoll AS has been selected to deliver all propulsion, manoeuvring, and positioning systems for a new 24-metre aquaculture service vessel.

7th February 2024

Brunvoll nets new aquaculture vessel contract

7th February 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Qikiqtaaluk Fisheries Corporation (QFC) has confirmed its largest factory fishing trawler to date, Saputi II, will have an advanced Carsoe processing facility onboard.

30th January 2024

QFC newbuild to feature cutting-edge Carsoe factory

30th January 2024