Far East crabber pair delivered
Two crabbing vessels for Russian Crab, one of the largest operators in the Russian crab sector, have been formally handed over. The newbuilds are a vivier crabber and a processor…
Cleopatra tuna hunter
Ålesund fisherman Stein Magne Hoff has taken delivery of a new Cleopatra from Trefjar in Iceland, aiming to focus on rod-and-line fishing for bluefin tuna, while also being able to…
San Koura Rangi’s next stop is the Damen Maaskant yard in Stellendam. Images: Sanford
Sanford trawler floated off in Poland
Due for delivery later this year and an official launch at the end of the long delivery trip in Timaru in New Zealand, Sanford’s new scampi trawler San Koura Rangi…
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…
Multi-purpose Polarbris
Built for Ålesund company Atlantic Seafish, there’s a lot of technology packed into the 43.50-metre, 11.50-metre breadth Polarbris, rigged for trawling, seine netting and crabbing. The company was set up…
Kapitan Martynov has been delivered to RFC by the Admiralty Shipyard in St Petersburg
Latest factory trawler delivered to RFC
In a ceremony attended by a ministers and officials, the Russian Fishery Company has taken delivery of the fourth in a series of new factory trawlers built in Russia and…
The 26-metre Apacha is the first in a series of six seine netters
Seine netter for Russian Far East
The first in a series of small seine netters designed to fish for Pacific cod and Alaska pollock has been delivered to the VI Lenin Collective Farm in Russia’s Far…
Naust deck layout for Norwegian trawler/seiner
The owners of Norwegian fishing company Båragutt Havfiske went to Vetsværftet for the construction of their new trawler/seine netter, and the choice of deck equipment has gone to Naust Marine.…
Freezer trawler to be built at Faroese yard
The MEST Shipyard in Tórshavn has contracted to build a new freezer trawler for Faroese fishing company Varðin, with a delivery date in mid-2026. The new trawler for Varðin will…
Second processor vessel for Russian Crab
The Okskaya Shipyard has launched Kapitan Dudnik, the second of three crabbers with onboard processing for the Russian Crab Group. Designed to operate in the Sea of Okhotsk, the Bering…