Marine research vessel for Northern Ireland
A new Skipsteknisk-designed fisheries and oceangraphic research vessel for the Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in Belfast will be built at the Astilleros Armón yard in Spain. The new AFBI…
Falklands trawler hits the water at Vigo yard
The Armón yard in Vigo has launched freezer trawler Hadassa Bay for South Atlantic Squid Ltd, a joint venture company owned by Beauchene Fishing Co in the Falkland Islands and…
HG orders new factory trawler
Icelandic fishing and processing company Hraðfrystihúsið Gunnvör has placed an order for a new freezer trawler to be built in Spain. The new Júlíus Geirmundsson ÍS-270 will replace a trawler…
Thórunn Thórðardóttir HF-300 is expected to arrive in Iceland in October. Images: Hafró
Iceland’s research vessel launched at Vigo yard
The new vessel for Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute was launched last week at Astilleros Armón in Vigo. The 70-metre, 13-metre breadth Thórunn Thórðardóttir HF-300 is designed by Skipasýn…
Research vessel to be launched in December
A date has been set for the launch of Iceland’s new marine research vessel at the Armón yard in Vigo, when the new vessel will also be formally christened to…
Iceland’s new RV gets Naust deck systems
The new research vessel for the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) in Iceland, currently under construction at Astilleros Armón in Spain and scheduled to arrive in Iceland in late…
Armón to build Dutch research vessel
Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Armón will build the new research vessel for the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), scheduled to be delivered in mid-2025. Anna Weber-van Bosse will replace…
First of shrimper trio for Spanish owners
Astilleros Armon has delivered the first of three freezer trawlers for Spanish owners designed to operate in west Africa to fish for shrimp and other demersal species. The 29.50 metre,…
Armon acquires Barreras
The troubled Barreras shipyard in Vigo is set to become part of Spanish shipbuilding group Astilleros Armón following a legal ruling in favour of the acquisition. ‘Barreras is our neighbour…
Armon to build new Icelandic research vessel
After a three-year design process followed by tendering, decisions have been made on the yard to build the new Icelandic research vessel that will replace the 60-year-old Bjarni Sæmundsson. The…