Frøy chooses ABB power system for hybrid live fish carrier
A repeat order is a sign of a happy customer, and Frøy is clearly satisfied enough with the ABB system on board live fish carrier Gåsø Odin to come back…
Iceland plans for fleet’s energy transition
Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries Svandís Svavarsdóttir has made public options for legislation that is aimed at reducing emissions of greenhouse gases by the fishing fleet and speeding up the transition…
Emissions and fuel consumption down with first Wärtsilä 31 retrofit
Norwegian pelagic vessel Gardar is about to become the first fishing vessel to be retrofitted with a Wärtsilä 31 main engine, with significant improvements promised in both emissions and fuel consumption.
Seven-trawler propulsion order goes to MAN
MAN Energy Solutions has sealed a deal to supply complete power systems for one of the largest fishing vessel orders for a generation. The company will supply main and auxiliary engines, reduction gears and propellers for a fleet of seven 109-metre factory vessels for the Russian Fishery Company.
Liegruppen and Salt Ship Design scoop Nor-Fishing Innovation Award
Liegruppen and Salt Ship Design have won the Nor-Fishing Innovation Award for 2018 for their innovative high-tech, cost-effective and environmentally-friendly fishing vessel.
MAN to equip first LNG-powered fishing vessel
MAN Diesel & Turbo has been selected to provide a complete propulsion package and fuel-gas system for the world’s first fishing vessel with LNG propulsion. The 86-metre purser-trawler Libas will be built by Cemre Shipyard in Turkey.
Greener fishing fleet
Emissions of greenhouse gases from the fishing fleet can be expected to be reduced by 40% over the period 2005-2030, with new technologies, smarter fishing and environmentally friendly fuels accounting for the reduction.
Research chooses Wärtsilä 31
The new pelagic vessel under construction for Shetland owners Research Fishing Company at the Vard Group yard in Norway will be fitted with a Wärtsilä 31 main engine.
Sophisticated new trawler from Danish yard
When Ejner Klitlund and his son Rasmus Klitlund decided on a new fishing boat, it was natural that they approach Jobi Yard. With a design by Danish naval architect Vestværftet A/S of Hvide Sande, they had the hull built in Poland.
Wärtsilä propulsion for Strand Senior
Technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to provide the propulsion machinery for a new purse seiner/pelagic trawler ordered by Strand Senior AS, a subsidiary of Strand Havfiske AS based in Norway. The order was placed last month and the new vessel will be built at the Karstensens Skibsvaerft shipyard in Denmark.