Land: UK

Macduff Shipyards Limited have just completed their largest fishing vessel to date for Peter Lovie from Whitehills.

Skipper Robert Summers took delivery of his new boat the 16.5m Rebecca Jeneen OB 38 December 2008, and is now fishing from his home port of Mallaig on the west coast of Scotland.

The latest completion by Macduff Shipyards Limited is the “Ellorah” for the Shaulora Fishing Company Limited, and will be skippered by Graeme Buchan and Graeme Smart, owners of the company.

The first new generation pelagic super trawler SERENE delivered to the owner The Serene Fishing Company this week

Fraserburgh will see a new vessel in its harbour, as Excel BF 110 begins fishing this February. Having been completed by Macduff Shipyards in the New Year, she can now proudly go on to demonstrate Macduff’s design capabilities.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has selected the new hull design for its latest class of all-weather lifeboat, the Fast Carriage Boat 2 (FCB2). After thoroughly testing six hull models, a design by the charity’s own Naval Architects has been chosen.

Cooling specialist Slurry Ice Systems has won a contract worth £250,000 to supply one of Scotland’s leading salmon producers with unique technology that will ensure harvested fish are transferred for processing in optimum condition.