Last weekend two new trawlers that represent an €80 million investment by Samherji’s German subsidiary DFFU were christened at the quayside in Cuxhaven, the first new fishing vessels for the company since 1990.
Hvide Sande skipper Jan Mathiesen didn’t have far to go to place an order for a new trawler/flyshooter, and yesterday signed a contract with local yard Vestvært for a new vessel that is scheduled to be delivered in the spring of 2020.
After a break from building fishing vessels, the Sletta Verft yard at Mjosundet in northern Norway has delivered a new 15 metre seine netter for an owner in the Lofoten Islands.
The second of two new 81m LOA by 16m beam factory trawlers for Samherji’s German subsidiary DFFU is now it its first trip for the company.
The list of fishing vessels under construction at the JSC Pella yard in St Petersburg continues to grow, with the keels of two more vessels laid; newbuilds numbers 414 and 415.
The keel-laying ceremony for the third and fourth of the new Murmanseld 2 trawlers to be built at the Pella yard in St Petersburg has been held a few days before Christmas. The formal ceremony for the first and second trawlers in the series had already taken place in September.
The third of HB Grandi’s new fresher trawlers has arrived in Iceland, bringing to an end the long series of newbuilds for the company, all of them delivered by the Celiktrans yard in Turkey.
2017 has been an eventful year for Icelandic fishing company Vísir, based at Grindavík on the south coast, from where it operates its fleet of longliners.
Norwegian naval architect Marin Teknikk has broken into the Russian market with contracts with three Russian companies for four modern longline vessels to be built at Severnaya Verf (Northern Shipyard) in St Petersburg, with deliveries taking place over a three-year period.
Jemar Norpower has delivered a new 43ft Malo fishing boat to owners in the north of Norway, with the yard’s staff putting in overtime to complete the new boat two weeks ahead of schedule so owner Johnny Henriksen was able to sail it home before Christmas.
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