Parkol Marine Engineering responded to the upswing in orders for its fishing vessels by establishing a new facility to handle the additional activity, and the Middlesbrough yard has now delivered its first newbuild.
A very familiar figure to the Dutch and UK fishing industries in particular, Frits van Dongen has retired after a forty-year career at the Maaskant Shipyard in Stellendam, and at a 70th birthday party for the yard held at the yard last weekend, friends, staff and many customers gathered to wish him well, and to welcome new director Eric Moerkerk.
The Government of Canada and the Province of Prince Edward Island announced a total contribution of $732,645 to eight shellfish growers and processing companies for new equipment and technologies to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness to support their expanding operations.
The news that NOPSEMA, the Australian Government’s oil and gas industry regulator, has not approved CGG’s application to conduct a marine seismic survey in eastern Bass Strait has welcomed by the South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA).
Hampiðjan subsidiary Fjarðarnet’s new net loft is taking shape rapidly at Neskaupstaður in the east of Iceland.
ICES has advised a zero Barents Sea capelin TAC next year, although according to the Norwegian Marine Research Institute, there is no likelihood of a collapse of the stock.
The tenth Holland Fisheries Event took place last week in Urk, opened by MEP Annie Schreijer-Pierik. During the two-day trade fair for the fishing industry and maritime sectors, more than 100 exhibitors from the Netherlands and abroad displayed their latest innovations to 3500 visitors.
Karstensens Skibsværft in Denmark has delivered its newbuild #439, a 51.90 metre LOA by 11.20 metre beam pelagic vessel for owners in Ireland.
A new twin-rigger/fly-shooter being built at Maaskant for Urk company Ekofish will feature a host of new technology, including an electrical stunner and a sophisticated catch-handling layout.
A new technical co-operation project aims at developing investment strategies for fishing communities affected by migration. Fisheries communities in the Mediterranean face various pressures, including limitations in fisheries governance, climate change and urban development, often exacerbated by poverty. Migration in the Mediterranean region has sharply increased in recent years, particularly among communities facing high levels of unemployment.
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