Refit and equipment swap
Síldarvinnslan’s trawler Barði sailed at the weekend for Akureyri where it is due to be refitted at the Slippstödinn yard.
Vertrouwen gets refit at Urk
A German-flagged Eurocutter has undergone a refit in Urk, carried out by TCD, the technical division of Visserij Coöperatie Urk (VCU), with a group of local sub-contractors.
Defender ready for pollock B season
The striking new addition to the Global Seas’ fleet has arrived in Dutch Harbor and is ready to start on the Alaska pollock B season following its conversion at the Patti Marine Enterprises yard in Florida.
Blængur back from Polish refit
Síldarvinnslan’s factory trawler Blængur has returned to its home port of Neskaupstaður after an extensive refit carried out in Poland.
Van Dijck back on track
The last few years haven’t been kind to Andy McLeod and Brixham scalloper van Dijck, as anyone who saw the Channel 4 series The Catch earlier this year will be aware.
Refit boosts fishroom capacity
Operators of one of only a few beam trawlers under the Danish flag, Erik and René Kloster found themselves struggling for fishroom space as there is nothing unusual about a 35 to 40 tonne trip on plaice.
Blængur heads for Polish refit
Freezer trawler Blængur, owned by Icelandic fishing and processing company Síldarvinnslan, has arrived in Poland where it is undergoing a major refit.