As the Belgian beam trawl fleet begins a process of renewal, the Luyt shipyard at Den Oever has received orders for winches for four new vessels. Three new beamers have…
The second stage of a three-part programme of delivering new longliners to New Caledonia fishing company Navimon has been completed by Piriou. The series of eight new vessels replace an…
After a minor technical hitch delayed the departure of the new Amethyst BF-19 from its builder in Killybegs skipper/owner Ralston Johnston and his crew were delighted to be finally on…
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…
Greenland's newest and largest fishing vessel, Royal Greenland's trawler Avataq, arrived in Nuuk a few days ago and has already sailed for a short shakedown trip. Avataq was delivered by…
French fishing company La Houle, based at St Guénolé in Brittany, has placed an order for a new trawler to be built at Vestværftet in Denmark. ‘We chose to build…
The Martinez shipyard at Saint Cyprien in southern France has delivered a unique 18 metre LOA, 8.50 metre beam catamaran for Sète fishing company Armement Avallone. The GRP-hulled Deux Frères…
Severnaya Verf (part of Russia’s largest shipbuilding group United Shipbuilding Corporation) has launched Gandvik-1, the first of three processor longliners for fishing company Virma, part of the Karelian Fishing Fleet…
When longliner Einar Guðnason was wrecked on the rocks just outside the fishing village of Suðureyri in north-west Iceland last month, its loss was a severe blow for local processor…
Belgian family fishing company Rederij Long Ships has placed an order for an innovative new 38 metre beam trawler with Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam. The beamer is to be built…