Icelandic operators choose SeaQuest deck hardware
Brian Leslie of Killybegs company SeaQuest Systems was at the IceFish exhibition this week to meet the company’s Icelandic agent Aflhlutir, and the owners of two new pelagic vessels that…
Building for stock to meet demand
The buoyant state of the European aquaculture industry is such that Damen Shipyards is building four 22 metre Landing Utility Vessels for stock to ensure that new vessels can be…
Scottish sea farmer welcomes Damen LUV
Sustainable fish farm company Kames, operating in the lochs and estuaries round the Western Isles, has taken delivery of a new Landing Utility Vessel (LUV) from Damen to handle waterborne…
Fourth crabber’s keel laid for Russian Crab
The Russian Crab Company reports that in the first half of this year, it has caught 57% of this year quotas with landings of 7400 tonnes by its fleet between…
The Slippurinn yard in Akureyri has been busy over the last few weeks. Image: Slippurinn
Spring brings pelagic fleet to Akureyri yard
The Slippurinn yard in Iceland’s northern port of Akureyri gets busy in the spring, as the downtime that traditionally occurs for the pelagic fleet between the end of the capelin…
Te Runanga has been designed by Oceantech and will be built by AIMEX Services Group. Image: Oceantech
New longliner for Kiwi fleet
A new longliner for New Zealand fishing company Westfleet Seafoods will be both longer and beamier than the two longline boats that are already part of its fleet. Westfleet operates…
