Skipskompetanse has announced a contract for the design of a new fishing vessel to be built by Larsnes Mek. Verksted as the yard’s newbuild no 69. Seine netter/purse seiner Nord-Fugløy is to…
The new pelagic vessel Börkur, under construction at Karstensens Skibsværft in Skagen for Icelandic company Síldarvinnslan, has undergone a successful round of initial sea trials. On board were fleet manager…
Norwegian pelagic vessel Hardhaus has been sold to Icelandic fishing company Ísfélagið, ahead of the delivery of the new Hardhaus from the Cemre yard in Turkey. The 68.80 metre Hardhaus…
Unlike their previous vessel, the multi-purpose Sulebas which was built seven years ago, Linne and Magnar Lending have opted this time for a dedicated seine netter with the new Sulehav.…
Nueva Pescanova Group has taken delivery of the new 32 metre Ponta Macalonga, the latest newbuild in the company’s extensive fleet renewal programme taking place in both Mozambique and Namibia.…
The ninth new tuna purse seiner to be built at Piriou’s yard in Vietnam has been delivered to Via Océan – formerly Armement Saupiquet, and now part of the Bolton…
A new 20 metre netter for South-West fishing company Waterdance is taking shape at Parkol Marine Engineering in Whitby. Due to be delivered in April, this will be the first…
The first trawler to be built at Macduff for skipper Peter Lovie, Endeavour V, is the latest instalment in a relationship that goes back 35 years – and the yard’s…
The Oka Shipyard has started cutting steel for the first of a series of catcher-processor vessels for the Russian Crab Company. Having acquired crab quotas under the Russian government’s investment…
The latest in a series of new fishing vessels for Nueva Pescanova’s African operations has been launched by its Spanish builder. Ponta Timbué is part of the company’s programme of…