Fisheries Development Oman (FDO) has taken delivery of a new purse seiner built by Spain’s Zamakona Yards. Adamas belongs to a series that also includes the 2023-built Acila. It will be operated by FDO subsidiary Al Wusta Fisheries Industries, which trades under the name Oman Pelagic. The two...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Charlie Knight – Compact hybrid workboat for Scottish fish farm support duties
Norwegian shipbuilder Salthammer Båtbyggeri (SHB) has completed construction of a new workboat optimised for supporting operations at offshore fish farms in Scottish waters. Built to a design by Norwegian naval architecture firm Tomra Engineering, the 18.5-metre (60.7-foot) Charlie Knight was developed in response to its owner’s need for a “Norwegian-style” vessel capable of environment-friendly operations. […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | Havsnurp – Versatile herring trawler delivered to Norwegian pelagic fishing company
Norwegian family-owned pelagic fishing company Havsnurp has expanded its fleet with the recent acquisition of a new trawler built by Karstensens Skibsværft of Denmark. The third vessel to be acquired by the company has also been named Havsnurp, and it replaces a similarly named Karstensens-built...
VESSEL REVIEW | Hengyi No 1 – Large semi-submersible fish cage deployed off China’s Guangdong province
Chinese manufacturer Guangdong Blue Water Deep Sea Equipment Technology recently completed construction of one of the largest semi-submersible, offshore fish breeding cages ever to be operated in Guangdong province. Operated by Guangdong Hengyi Marine Industry Development, Hengyi No 1 (恒燚一号) has an LOA of 101 metres (331 feet), a beam of 47.5 metres (155 feet), […]
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Norway’s FSV takes delivery of fish farm workboat
Norwegian aquaculture support specialist the FSV Group has taken delivery of a new workboat built by compatriot Sletta Verft. Multi Navigator is the twelfth in a series of electric workboats built by Sletta Verft for FSV and the 22nd overall vessel to join FSV’s current active fleet. Design work on...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Caijin Haishang Liangcang Yi Hao-1 – Large, submersible salmon pen to be deployed in China’s offshore waters
Chinese company Shandong Caijin Wanzefeng Marine Technology has completed construction of a submersible fish pen for harvesting salmon in offshore waters. Caijin Haishang Liangcang Yi Hao-1 (财金海上粮仓壹号-1; “Caijin Offshore Granary No 1-1”) is the first of a planned series of six offshore salmon pens, all of which are scheduled to be operational in the Yellow […]
Sølvtrans takes delivery of large wellboat
Norwegian fish transport company Sølvtrans recently took delivery of a new wellboat built by compatriot shipyard Aas Mekaniske Verksted (Aas Mek). Ronja Vita is a sister vessel of Ronja Queen, which was delivered to Sølvtrans in 2023. Aas Mek will hand over the entire series of seven wellboats by...
Atlantic Seafish subsidiary welcomes groundfish seiner to fleet
Norwegian seafood company Atlantic Seafish, via subsidiary Polarbris, recently acquired a new groundfish seine netter designed and built by Karstensens Skibsværft of Denmark. The vessel, which is also named Polarbris (“Polar Breeze”), has an LOA of 43.5 metres, a moulded beam of 11.5 metres, a...
New submersible salmon pen deployed in Chinese offshore waters
Chinese company Shandong Caijin Wanzefeng Marine Technology has completed construction of a submersible fish pen for harvesting salmon in offshore waters. Caijin Haishang Liangcang Yi Hao-1 (“Caijin Offshore Granary No 1-1”) is the first of a planned series of six offshore salmon pens, all of which...
Russian Fishery Company’s newest trawler enters service
Russian Fishery company has taken delivery of a new freezer trawler built by compatriot Admiralty Shipyards. Kapitan Martynov is the fourth in a series being built to a design by Norwegian naval architecture firm Skipsteknisk. It has a length of 108.2 metres, a beam of 21 metres, a total cargo hold...