The keel of a new factory trawler for Atlantrybflot, part of the FOR Group, has been laid at a ceremony at the Vyborg Shipyard. The 80.40 metre by 15.40 metre breadth trawler is the latest in a series under construction, built to a Skipsteknisk design.
St Johns company Ocean Choice International has announced the order for a new trawler to be built at the Tersan shipyard in Turkey with a December 2019 delivery date.
A new twin-rig trawler has been ordered from the Hoekman yard by Urk owners, and is to be built to a design by Scheepsbouw Bureau Herman Jansen, with a delivery date in mid-2020.
French trawl door manufacturer Morgère is taking part in the North Atlantic Fish & Workboat Show, 16-17th November at St Johns in Newfoundland, along with Canadian agent Agrés de Peche.
The Wärtsilä technology group is providing the design for a unique catcher-processor vessel to be built at the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, and which will operate in the Russian Far East. This vessel will be capable of fishing for its own production as well as taking catches from other vessels.
The Nodosa Shipyard at Marín in Spain has delivered over a new freezer trawler which will be sailing south to fish for squid in Falklands Islands waters.
A new twin-rigger/fly-shooter being built at Maaskant for Urk company Ekofish will feature a host of new technology, including an electrical stunner and a sophisticated catch-handling layout.
With the Landing Obligation deadline looming, innovative Europe-wide project, Gearing Up, pushes forwards in its quest to bring together knowledge – old and new – on fishing gear selectivity.
The first deliveries of winches to fishing vessels by Naust Marine Spain is now taking place. Icelandic deck equipment manufacturer Naust Marine last year set up a Spanish arm, located in Vigo, to produce a range of electric trawl and other winches.
Pulse trawling has never been far from controversy, not least with the concerted campaign against the method run by Bloom, the many conflicting claims made about pulse trawling and the determination of Dutch fishermen to continue its development. According to Willem den Heijer, the trilogue meeting in Brussels next month will be a key moment for pulse fishing.