Canada’s largest fishing vessel delivered
Baffin Fisheries has taken delivery of new 80-metre trawler Inuksuk II, the largest fishing vessel under the Canadian flag, which is scheduled to soon start operating on shrimp and Greenland…
NZ’s new research vessel arrives in Wellington
New Zealand marine research body NIWA has taken delivery of its new research vessel Kaharoa II, which has been christened by fisheries minister Judith Collins following the new vessel’s 83-day…
Shetland’s latest pelagic catcher
Whalsay pelagic operator Fiskebas Fishing Company stayed with the same designer for their new vessel as for the older pelagic catcher it replaces, which was built at Flekkefjord in 2004.…
Antarctic on trials
Pelagic trawler Antarctic, built for the Fiskebas Fishing Company in Shetland, has been undergoing trials, following the new vessel’s recent christening at the Zamakona shipyard’s quayside in Bilbao. Trials are…
Marine research vessel for Northern Ireland
A new Skipsteknisk-designed fisheries and oceangraphic research vessel for the Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in Belfast will be built at the Astilleros Armón yard in Spain. The new AFBI…
Jan Maria heads home
A new factory stern trawler for German fishing company Nordbank Hochseefischerei GmbH is heading home from the Tersan Shipyard in Turkey. The 88.10-metre, 18.30-metre breadth Jan Maria BX-792 replaces Gerda…
NZ company places factory trawler order
New Zealand company Aurora Fisheries has opted for what has become a go-to combination for factory freezer trawlers, a Skipsteknisk design and a Tersan build. Part of the Solander Group,…
The new Gadus arriving in Klaksvík for the first time. Images: Norðlýsið
Klaksvík welcomes Gadus
It’s not every day a new trawler on this scale is delivered, and the Faroese port of Klaksvík gave JFK Trol’s new Gadus a warm welcome as it docked for…
Factory freezer ordered for Canadian company
An order has been placed by Qikiqtaaluk Corporation (QC) with the Freire yard in Spain for a new factory freezer trawler with a 79 metre overall length and a 17…
Tuugaalik delivered to Royal Greenland
Royal Greenland has established a strong connection with Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros de Murueta, having taken delivery of the latest in a series of new trawlers that began some years ago…