Signed during the Eastern Economic Forum, a letter of intent confirms that Sber Bank will finance the construction of four high-capacity trawlers for the Russian Fishery Company (RFC). The agreement,…
One of the crew of fishing vessel Moon Glow was airlifted by the US Coast Guard following a shark attack. The crewman had been in the water clearing nets from…
The Stølen and Hole families from Midsund in Norway, owners of fishing company Havsnurp AS, have placed an order for a 69.99 metre pelagic vessel with Karstensens Skibsværft, with an…
European fishing industry bodies Europêche and EAPO are leading the call for the European Union to take immediate action concerning the stance taken by Norway and the Faroe Islands on…
Based in the west of France, Armement Coopératif Artisanal Vendéen (ACAV) has placed an order for a 21 metre gillnetter/longliner to operate in the Bay of Biscay, and with options…
Norwegian vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt has written to the country’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, demanding that Icelandic vessels should be barred from landing mackerel in Norwegian ports if Iceland…
The MMO has confirmed that VMS is to be rolled out next year for the English <12m fleet, and suppliers have been invited to start submitting products towards a type…
A trawler acquired by Polar Seafood to replace Polar Assik which was lost in a fire on board earlier this year has called in Tórshavn to collect its new shrimp…
Thyborøn Trawldoor has begun the rollout of its Type 32 Bluestream pelagic trawl doors, a major development in efficiency and a big step towards full control of the doors during…
When one of the crew of Icelandic trawler Bergey began to display Covid symptoms, a rapid response ensured that others were not infected. Bergey sailed from the Westman Islands on…
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