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....
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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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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...
VESSEL REVIEW | Kapitan Egorov – Russian crab boat designed for Far East waters
The Russian Crab Group of Companies recently took delivery of a new crab fishing vessel built locally by Onega Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant. Kapitan Egorov was designed for operation in unrestricted navigation areas, allowing it to haul up to 120 tonnes of live crab over long distances. Long...
Norway’s Nergard Havfiske christens newest stern trawler
Norwegian fishing company Nergard Havfiske formally named its newest stern trawler in a ceremony in Tromso on Thursday, June 13. Delivered by local shipbuilder Vard in December last year, Sørkapp (“South Cape”) is the final vessel in a series of three built for the same owner. The trawler was...
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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VESSEL REVIEW | Frøyanes – Ice-capable trawler/crabber for Norwegian Barents Sea fishing company
Norwegian fishing company Ervik Havfiske recently took delivery of a new shrimp trawler built to a design by naval architecture firm Marin Teknikk. The steel-hulled Frøyanes is outfitted as a triple-rig trawler that can also be utilised for catching snow crab in the Norwegian and Barents Seas....
Irish fishing family to welcome new trawler
Irish fisherman Eric Murphy and his family will soon welcome a new trawler into their fleet. Built locally by Mooney Boats to a design by Vestværftet of Denmark, Eilean Croine is a sister vessel of Sparkling Star, which was completed and delivered to another owner in 2023. Both vessels will be...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Polarbris – Hybrid seiner/trawler delivered to Norway’s Atlantic Seafish
Norwegian seafood company Atlantic Seafish, via subsidiary Polarbris, recently took delivery of a new seiner/trawler designed and built by Danish shipbuilder Karstensens Skibsværft. The vessel, which is also named Polarbris (“Polar Breeze”), will be homeported in Alesund and will be used as a Danish seiner and netter for groundfish in addition to catching snow crab. […]
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