Sounder upgrade opens new frontiers
The EK80 echo sounder family is part of Kongsberg Discovery’s portfolio of monitoring and measuring tools and is used for all types of ocean research. This has historically been used…
Fishfinding surface drone ready to sail
Peruvian fishing company TASA has taken delivery of the first unmanned surface vessel (USV) designed for cost-effective location of potential catches. Developed and built by Kongsberg, the eight-metre new vessel…
Kongsberg is supplying PM winches for new JFK's trawler. Image: Kongsberg
Kongsberg PM winches for new JFK trawler
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract to deliver a substantial winch package for Faroese fishing company JFK. The package includes four EasyDRIVE electric trawl winches with SmartPΩWER Permanent Magnet (PM)…
Tersan will deliver the Rimfrost krill vessel to Westcon for fitting out. Image: Kongsberg
Turkish yard to build Rimfrost krill trawler
Tersan Shipyard has announced the contract of its 99th newbuild, a new krill trawler/prcessor which will be fitted out by the Westcon yard in Norway. The Kongsberg-designed 120-metre krill trawler…
Rimfrost’s new krill catcher is expected to be in operation in 2020. Image: Rimfrost
Rimfrost orders ultra-modern krill catcher/processor
Norwegian krill processor Rimfrost has awarded a contract to Westcon to build a new krill fishing vessel in a contract worth more than NoK 1 billion. Companies in the Sunnmøre…
Prestfjord’s new factory trawler has been floated off at the Gondan yard in Spain. Image: Gondan
Gondan launches Norwegian factory trawler
The Gondan shipyard at Figueras in Spain has launched a new factory trawler which will be delivered next year to Norwegian fishing company Prestfjord AS. Designed by Kongsberg Maritime (formerly…