Icelandic fishing company Bergur-Huginn has today been provided with a loan from Export Credit Norway following the delivery of new trawler Vestmannaey from Vard’s Aukra shipyard. A further five loans,…
Earlier this year Faroese pelagic vessel Tróndur í Gøtu suffered a gearbox breakdown, and with it clear that a new reduction gear is needed, it appears that it will be…
Icelandic fishing and processing giant HB Grandi looks ready to abandon its name following a proposal put to the board. The decision will be taken at a shareholders’ meeting next…
The first of a new series of innovative trawlers for Icelandic owners docked yesterday in the Westman Islands for the first time. Built for Westman Islands company Bergur-Huginn, a subsidiary…
Parliamentarians and representatives from across the UK fisheries sector met in Westminster to discuss marketing of UK seafood. The Marketing and Certification event arranged by the All Party Parliamentary Group…
Established in Norway in 2017, Resqunit has now set up in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, with Deadliest Catch skipper Sig Hansen as the face of its innovative fishing gear retrieval devices.…
Norwegian company Stranda Prolog has secured a breakthrough contract to supply a fish handling system for Chilean company Australis Mar, one of the largest salmon produces in South America. Worth…
While public consciousness of the extent of waste plastic in the oceans continues to grow, it’s something the fishing industry has been aware of for a long time. UNEP estimates…
The House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee’s report The EU fisheries landing obligation: six months on has concluded that the UK government does not know the extent of compliance…
The first of the new generation of fishing vessels for the Russian fleet, one of three identical multi-purpose vessels for RK Lenina in the Far East, is now undertaking sea…