After a decision by a French court to close fishing to French vessels over eight metres in length using pelagic trawlers (OTM, PTM), demersal pair trawlers (PTB), gillnetters trammel (GTR), set nets (GNS), and purse seines (PS) in the Bay of Biscay, France is extending this ban to other vessels,...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Insula Oya III – Inter-island Ro-Pax for Western French operator
The government of the Pays de la Loire region in western France has taken delivery of a new Ro-Pax ferry from local shipyard Piriou. Insula Oya III was designed by Stirling Design International based in Nantes and built jointly by Piriou and Kership as a replacement for an earlier ferry in the...
VESSEL REVIEW | Camelys – Longliner/gillnetter delivered to western French owner
French shipbuilder Piriou has delivered a new longliner/gillnetter to Armement Cooperatif Artisanal Vendeen (ACAV), an artisanal fishing cooperative based in western Fran ..
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Fishing Vessel News Roundup | November 23 – Norwegian and French newbuilds, Falklands squid trawler and Scotland farming support boat orders
Recent deliveries include a new Norwegian-owned wellboat for operation in Scotland and a French-owned longliner designed for the English Channel. Orders meanwhile include ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Finneco II – Finnlines’ newest large hybrid Ro-Ros boast cold climate suitability
Finnish shipping company Finnlines has taken delivery of the second and third freight-only Ro-Ro vessels in a series of three built for the company by China Merchants Jin ..
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Finnlines welcomes second hybrid Ro-Ro in series
Finnlines took delivery of a new hybrid Ro-Ro vessel from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) on Monday, May 30. Finneco II is the second in a series of three ship ..
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Finnlines takes delivery of first hybrid Ro-Ro in series
Finneco I, the first of three Ro-Ro vessels in a series, was delivered to Finnish operator Finnlines by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) on Thursday, April 27. ..
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Finnlines’ third hybrid Ro-Ro launched in China
China Merchants Jinling Shipyard launched a new freight-only Ro-Ro vessel into the water at its Jiangsu facilities on Monday, November 22. Finneco III is the third hybrid ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Franson – New beam trawler for Belgium’s Long Ships
Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam has handed over a new beam trawler to Rederij Long Ships, a family-owned fishing company that has been operating in Flemish waters sin ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Le Moros – Compact harbour tug for Concarneau, France
A new harbour tug has been handed over to the Societe Cooperative des Lamaneurs des Ports de Brest et de Roscoff (SCL), a towage operator that serves clients in the ports ..