Brim updates freezer trawler capacity
Factory trawler Örfirisey, operated by Icelandic fishing company Brim, is currently in its second to last trip, as new tonnage is about to join the company’s fleet. At the end…
Factory trawler Örfirisey, operated by Icelandic fishing company Brim, is currently in its second to last trip, as new tonnage is about to join the company’s fleet. At the end…
Fraserburgh pelagic vessel Christina S has been sold to Icelandic fishing and processing company Samherji, ahead of the new pelagic vessel due to be delivered later this year by the Karstensen…
Westman Islands fishing and processing company Vinnslustöðin (VSV) has signed a letter of intent relating to the acquisition of fishing company Ós ehf and seafood processor Leo Seafood ehf. Ós…
Trawler/seine netter Turma Nova PD-105, which was built at Maaskant in the Netherlands, has been sold to Norwegian owners after having been laid up at the yard since 2020. Turma…
Westman Islands fishing company Vinnslustöðin has added a pelagic vessel to its fleet. It becomes Gullberg VE-292 name, a familiar name and number in the Islands, and several of the…
Longliner Anna EA-305, operated by Samherji subsidiary Útgerðarfélag Akureyringa, has been sold to new owners in Canada. The 52-metre, 11-metre breadth longliner was built in Norway in 2001 and extensively…
Although French fishing company La Houle had firmly intended to take delivery of a new trawler around the end of next year, it has been forced to change its plans.…
Icelandic fishing company Loðnuvinnslan (LVF) has acquired Danish pelagic vessel Asbjørn HG-265. Asbjørn replaces the company’s current Hoffell, which has already been sold, in deals brokered by Alasund Shipbrokers. Both…
Fishing company Vestri ehf, based in Patreksfjörður in the west of Iceland, has acquired the 39.95 metre LOA, 10 metre breadth twin-rig trawler Tobis from its owners in Norway. Tobis…
In an emoji-studded announcement on social media, Danish pelagic kingpin Henning Kjeldsen has announced that he’s had enough of the political pressure that he and his family have had to…