Deliveries include a feed barge for the Faroe Islands and a bleeding and service boat for a Norwegian fish harvester. A Norwegian operator christens the newest addition to its trawl fleet as sea trials kick off for a coastal seining vessel and a landing craft workboat to be deployed in Scotland....
Aquaculture
Bleeding boat delivered to Norway’s Charvest
Norwegian boatbuilder Salthammer Båtbyggeri (SHB) recently handed over a new bleeding and service boat to local aquaculture services provider Charvest. C Provider is the second vessel to be built by SHB for the same owner. The Møre Maritime-designed vessel measures 19 by four metres. It is...
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Recovery gear deployed following oil spill at Singapore’s Pasir Panjang Terminal
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has confirmed that the northern part of the Pasir Panjang Container Terminal (PPT) has been cleared of oil slicks that resulted from a vessel strike that occurred on June 14. PPT was the location of the oil spillage following the June 14, 2024...
Bakkafrost Scotland’s newest landing craft commences sea trials
A new fish farm workboat ordered by Bakkafrost Scotland recently began undergoing sea trials. Built by Macduff Shipyards to a design by Macduff Ship Design, Rìgh Na Mara is a sister vessel of Turas a ‘Bhradain, which was delivered to the same owner in 2023. The bespoke landing craft will support...
Mowi welcomes new feed barge to support Faroe Islands salmon operations
Mowi has taken delivery of a new feed barge that will support its salmon harvesting activities in the Faroe Islands. The barge was built by GroAqua and has a silo capacity of 1,000 tonnes. Fitted with 16 feeding lines, the 39-by-13-metre barge will help optimise feeding by having one feeding line...
Chinese yard launches new deep-sea aquaculture platform
Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry has launched a new deep-sea aquaculture platorm that will be fitted with intelligent systems. Gesheng No 1 was designed by Zhuhai Gesheng Technology in compliance with China Classification Society rules to be capable of withstanding strong winds and...
New offshore fish farm concept under development in Norway
Saipem subsidiary Moss Maritime is participating in a project that seeks to develop a new open ocean fish farming concept for Norwegian aquaculture company Aqualoop. The proposed fish farm will be completed as part of the Aqualoop Big Dipper project. The farm is being developed with the capacity to...
FAO report shows global fisheries and aquaculture production reaches new record high
World fisheries and aquaculture production has hit a new high, with aquaculture production of aquatic animals surpassing capture fisheries for the first time, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) released earlier this month. The 2024...
Fishing Vessel News Roundup | June 13 – UK hybrid aquaculture workboat, seiner delivery to Oman and more
Sea trials completed for Inverlussa Marine Services’ newest workboat Netherlands-based Nauplius Workboats has completed conducting sea trials of a new shallow-draught, fish farm support workboat ordered by UK aquaculture support company Inverlussa Marine Services. Arthur Douglas is a near-identical sister of Geraldine Mary, which was delivered to Inverlussa in 2022. Irish fishing family to welcome […]
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Scottish Sea Farms joins kelp farming project
Scottish Sea Farms has joined a seaweed growing venture in a scheme that combines salmon and kelp farming on Loch Spelve in the Sound of Mull. The aim of the year-long pilot is to enrich and replenish the marine environment while minimising any impact from farming activities. The farm, which had...
https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing/aquaculture/scottish-sea-farms-joins-kelp-farming-project/