Vessels & Shipyards

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    Damen Maaskant helps razor shell fishery on path to electrification

    2023-10-30T10:50:00Z

    Damen Maaskant has helped a fishing vessel on its journey to fully carbon-free operation

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    Hybrid propulsion for aquaculture vessel

    2022-03-09T11:08:00Z

    Sustainability is at the heart of a new offshore aquaculture farm off the Californian coast

  • RFC’s new factory trawler Kapitan Vdovichenko leaving the Admiralty Shipyard for its first sea trials. Photo: USC
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    RFC’s new trawler starts sea trials

    2021-12-15T11:36:00Z

    The first of a series of new trawlers built at the Admiralty Shipyard in St Petersburg for the Russian Fishery Company is undergoing sea trials in the Baltic. 

  • Rimfrost’s new krill catcher/processor has been floated off at the Tersan yard in Turkey. Photo: Tersan Shipyard
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    Tersan launches krill catcher/processor

    2021-11-23T16:32:00Z

    The 120-metre catcher/processor vessel designed for Norwegian operator Rimfrost has been launched at the Tersan Shipyard in Turkey.

  • Zamakona Yards is building a new pelagic trawler for Shetland owners
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    Spanish yard to build pelagic vessel for Shetland owners

    2021-11-22T13:12:00Z

    Shetland fishing company Fiskebas Fishing Co Ltd, operators of pelagic vessel Antarctic II LK-145, have contracted Zamakona Yards in Bilbao to build a new 69.90 metre pelagic trawler, replacing their existing vessel which was delivered in 2004.

  • Tersan has delivered Georgiy Meshcheryakov to Okeanrybflot. Photo: Tersan Shipyard
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    Tersan delivers factory trawler to Russian owners

    2021-11-17T14:17:00Z

    Built at Tersan to a Skipsteknisk ST-191L design, factory trawler Georgiy Meshcheryakov has been delivered to Russian Far East fishing company Okeanrybflot.

  • Armon returns to UK fishing market
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    Armon returns to UK fishing market

    2021-10-05T15:44:55Z

    With the delivery of vivier crabber Frank Henry to its owners in southern England, Astilleros Armon celebrates the 26th vessel built at the yard for the UK and Irish fishing fleets, reports Phil Lockley./p>

  • Bids opened for new Icelandic research vessel
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    Bids opened for new Icelandic research vessel

    2021-10-04T12:39:00Z

    Icelandic state procurement authority Ríkiskaup has opened tenders for the construction of a new research vessel for the Marine Research Institute.

  • Ervik Havfiske’s latest longliner
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    Ervik Havfiske’s latest longliner

    2021-09-27T14:40:00Z

    The newest longliner delivered to Norwegian fishing company Ervik Havfiske follows a familiar pattern, designed by Marin Teknikk and built in Turkey by Tersan.

  • New Fraserburgh pair team
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    New Fraserburgh pair team

    2021-09-22T10:48:00Z

    It’s almost forty years since Macduff Shipyards last built a dedicated pair trawler team, but have this year handed over a pair of identical new trawlers to their Fraserburgh owners which operate exclusively as a pair.

  • Beamy autoliner for Icelandic company
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    Beamy autoliner for Icelandic company

    2021-09-09T07:30:00Z

    Looking to replace their older vessel with a newbuild offering more capacity and greater comfort, Icelandic fishing company Blakksnes earlier this year took delivery of new longliner Hulda GK-17, built by Trefjar.

  • Piriou to build netter/longliner for ACAV
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    Piriou to build netter/longliner for ACAV

    2021-09-08T11:16:00Z

    Fishermen’s co-operative Armement Coopératif Artisanal Vendéen (ACAV) has returned to Piriou to order a 21 metre gill netter/longliner that will be delivered in late 2022 to Adrien Delevaud, who fishes from Ile d’Yeu.

  • Tenth Norebo trawler build underway
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    Tenth Norebo trawler build underway

    2021-08-23T12:45:00Z

    The Northern Shipyard in St Petersburg has begun construction of the tenth vessel in the series of trawlers being built for Norebo Group.

  • Trawler launch for Scottish skipper
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    Trawler launch for Scottish skipper

    2021-08-18T07:30:00Z

    A new trawler has been launched at the Finomar Shipyard Szczecin and will be completed at Macduff Shipyards for a local owner.

  • Norwegian seiner from Turkish yard
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    Norwegian seiner from Turkish yard

    2021-08-17T12:56:00Z

    The Özata shipyard in Turkey has delivered versatile purse seiner/seine netter Vikanøy to its Norwegian owners.

  • Trefjar delivers Lofoten netter
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    Trefjar delivers Lofoten netter

    2021-08-11T12:20:00Z

    Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar has delivered a new Cleopatra 50 to brothers Ørjan and Ketil Sandnes from Leknes in Norway.

  • Versatile trawler delivered to Swedish owners
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    Versatile trawler delivered to Swedish owners

    2021-08-04T13:26:00Z

    Designed to alternate groundfish or shrimp fisheries, Vingaskär has been built for Swedish owners Vingaskär Fiskeri at the Karstensen yard in Skagen.

  • Cemre delivers energy-efficient Hardhaus
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    Cemre delivers energy-efficient Hardhaus

    2021-08-03T14:47:00Z

    The delivery of pelagic vessel Hardhaus to its Norwegian owners follows closely behind the completion of Libas earlier this year. Both have been built by the Cemre Shipyard, designed by Salt Ship Design.

  • President Putin attends RFC trawler launch
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    President Putin attends RFC trawler launch

    2021-07-27T16:08:00Z

    The launching of the third in the series of new factory trawlers being built for the Russian Fishery Company was watched by Russian President Vladimir Putin as the new vessel was floated off at the Admiralty Shipyard in St Petersburg.

  • Killybegs yard delivers Atlantic Dawn’s Ella
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    Killybegs yard delivers Atlantic Dawn’s Ella

    2021-07-13T11:57:00Z

    Mooney Boats in Killybegs has delivered the new Ella to the Atlantic Dawn Group, which is currently making significant investments in new fishing capacity.