Ship Design

  • Research Vessel
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    Designer appointed for new French research vessel

    2023-09-12T14:52:00Z

    Freire Shipyard has contracted Longitude Engineering for the basic design of a newbuild research vessel that it’s building for IFREMER

  • WBE New Trawler Design 2023
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    Western Baltic unveils new trawler design

    2023-03-14T16:01:00Z

    Lithuanian ship designer creates “a workhorse” of a trawler that doesn’t sacrifice on crew comfort

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    Fishing by sail power

    2022-12-02T13:55:00Z

    A prototype Breton fishing vessel is showing the potential for wind propulsion 

  • Mowi Scotland Newbuilds Profile
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    Mowi orders newbuilds

    2022-10-20T11:30:00Z

    Two new landing craft service vessels to be built for aquaculture support services

  • Nor-Fishing Innovation Ecofive
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    Nor-Fishing award won

    2022-08-23T20:01:00Z

    Project team behind the ground-breaking fishing vessel ECOFIVE scoop innovation award

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    Bluewild contracts trawler

    2022-02-17T09:37:00Z

    Fuel-efficient, quality-focused vessel has been designed for the Norwegian fishing company by Ulstein Design & Solutions AS

  • Fruitful Vine
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    New Fruitful Vine delivered

    2022-02-09T10:14:00Z

    This isn’t the first trawler to carry the Fruitful Vine name, and it’s not the first for Nicol Fishing to have been built at Macduff Shipyards

  • The second new Pacific Mariculture aquaculture support vessel will have a 1mW powerpack. Illustr: Oceantech
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    Pacific Mariculture opts for hybrid design

    2021-12-17T10:44:00Z

    A second aquaculture support vessel to be built for Pacific Mariculture, a division of Pacific6 Enterprises, will be hybrid powered, with a 1mW stored energy capacity on board, enabling it to run its daily farm operations in electric mode.

  • OceanArk (1)
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    Oceangoing aquaculture vessel gains RINA approval

    2021-11-26T09:20:00Z

    Classification society, RINA has awarded approval in principle to a new-concept offshore fish-farming vessel.

  • The new trawler for Baffin Fisheries is scheduled to be delivered in early 2024. Illustr: Skipsteknisk
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    Skipsteknisk secures Canadian design contracts

    2021-11-05T14:45:00Z

    Norwegian naval architect Skipsteknisk has confirmed two new design contracts for Canadian fishing companies, in addition to an ongoing build due for delivery in 2022.

  • Karstensens Skibsværft will deliver the new Polarbris to its Norwegian owners in August 2023
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    Norwegian partners order seine netter

    2021-10-27T12:19:00Z

    Kjell-Gunnar Hoddevik and partners Johnny Årvik and Jan-Ove Langeland of Norwegian fishing company Atlantic Seafish took delivery last year of combined longliner/seine netter Atlantic, which was built for them in Turkey – the first time such a combination of fishing methods has been brought together in a new vessel. Now ...

  • Wärtsilä’s Gentle Fish Handling Concept
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    Wärtsilä introduces new fishing vessel concept

    2012-06-26T14:03:00Z

    At Nor-Fishing 2012, Wärtsilä will present a new design concept that it says may represent the future of combined pursers and trawlers.

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    Macduff Shipyards completes major conversion

    2010-02-26T14:54:00Z

    Macduff Shipyards Ltd has just completed a major conversion on a former north east vessel.

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    Sulehav lengthened

    2009-03-01T10:29:00Z

    In January 2008 Solund Verft began the prefabrication section for lengthening the vessel Sulehav. Sulehav catches pelagic fish and is owned by Norwegian company Lending Rederi.

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    Monkfish vessel delivered

    2009-03-01T10:22:00Z

    A new fishing boat for catching monkfish, S-61 Sjøgutt, was delivered in February by Seigla Ehf. The owner is Tom Olav Hauge from Bremanger in Norway.

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    Optimal hull shape - the NVC 349

    2008-10-01T14:42:00Z

    The new NVC 349 purse seiner from Rolls-Royce has been designed to have the optimal hull.

  • News

    Skipsteknisk designs advanced research vessel for Chilean Navy

    2008-05-29T10:44:00Z

    Skipsteknisk AS has entered into contract with Asmar Shipbuilding,Chile, for the design of a 71.3m advanced Fishery and Oceanographic Research Vessel of ST-367 design for the Chilean Navy.

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    New hull from Macduff Ship Design

    2008-04-01T15:53:00Z

    Macduff Ship Design, in conjunction with CTO [a renowned tank testing facility in Gdansk, Poland] has completed an exhaustive study into the performance of trawler hull forms and has developed a new one.

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    Northrop Grumman navigation radars for enviro ship

    2007-08-01T10:34:00Z

    Northrop Grumman Corporation has received orders to supply navigation radars for a new ship being built for the Norwegian environmental organisation, Green Warriors.

  • News

    Factory trawler customised to maximise seasonal catch

    2007-08-01T10:32:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has designed the first factory trawler ordered by a Norwegian shipowner for 20 years, and delivered much of its equipment.