VESSEL REVIEW | AQS Trym – Hybrid catamaran workboat for Norwegian aquaculture support company

Norwegian aquaculture services company AQS has taken delivery of a new hybrid catamaran workboat optimised for supporting fish farm operations. AQS Trym was designed and built by Norway’s Skagen Ship Consulting in cooperation with UK naval architecture firm Macduff Ship Design and Turkish shipbuilder TRX Marine, though construction took place entirely at TRX Marine’s Yalova […]

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VESSEL REVIEW | Inter-Nos – Sardine ring netter delivered to UK fishing family

The Lambourn family based in the UK seaside town of Newlyn recently took delivery of a new catamaran ring net fishing vessel built by compatriot G Smyth Boats. Inter-Nos will be used primarily to catch sardines. The design work that went into the vessel included the incorporation of features aimed...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Arctic Fjord – Alaska pollock trawler to be deployed in Bering Sea

Seattle-based seafood company the Arctic Storm Management Group has taken delivery of a new trawler-processor optimised for catching Alaska pollock in the Bering Sea. The Jones Act-compliant Arctic Fjord was designed by Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime and built at the Houma, Louisiana facilities of Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors. The newbuild, which replaces a similarly named vessel originally […]

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VESSEL REVIEW | Van Eyck – Beam and stern trawler for Belgian fishing family

In 2022, when the Savels family of the Belgian port city of Zeebrugge was looking for a new vessel to replace their 1981-built beam trawler, they selected Dutch shipbuilder Padmos to fulfill the requirement. The newbuild trawler has been named Van Eyck, and it has since replaced a similarly named...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Liafjord – Norwegian seiner/trawler capable of reduced-emission operations

A new hybrid-powered seiner/trawler has been handed over to Norwegian family-owned fishing company Liegruppen. Designed by compatriot naval architecture firm Salt Ship Design in compliance to Bureau Veritas class rules, Liafjord replaces a 2013-built trawler in the owner’s fleet. Like the slightly larger, 2021-built Libas, which was also designed by Salt Ship, Liafjord has a […]

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VESSEL REVIEW | Sørkapp – New Norwegian stern trawler boasts low environmental impact

Norwegian fishing company Nergard Havfiske has expanded its vessel fleet following the recent acquisition of a hybrid-powered stern trawler designed and built by compatriot company Vard. The final trawler in a series of three built by Vard for the same owner, Sørkapp (“South Cape”) utilises a...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Ginneton – Sweden’s Gifico acquires fourth herring and mackerel trawler

Swedish family-owned fishing company Gifico recently welcomed a newbuild vessel to its fleet of pelagic trawlers that focus on herring, mackerel, and a number of industrial species. Designed and built by Karstensens Skibsværft of Denmark, the DNV-classed trawler is Gifico’s third vessel to bear the...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Mere du Christ II – French owners’ new scallop trawler to operate in English Channel

French boatbuilder Plasti-Peche recently delivered a new trawler to father and son fishers Thierry and Martin Ramet based in the port city of Boulogne-sur-Mer on the northern coast of France. Mere du Christ II (“Mother of Christ II”) was designed by local naval architect Coprexma primarily for the...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Patagon XI – Large Chilean wellboat with 3,000-cubic-metre transport capacity

Chilean fish transport company Patagonia Wellboat recently added a new live transport vessel to its fleet. Constructed by Chilean shipyard Asenav, Patagon XI is one of the largest wellboats to be built and operated in Latin America, with an LOA of 79.8 metres, a beam of 17.2 metres, a draught of...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Daystar – North Sea prawn trawler delivered to Scottish owner

UK boatbuilder Parkol Marine Engineering has handed over a new trawler to fishing boat owner and skipper Stephen West based in Fraserburgh on Scotland’s east coast. The 25.09- by eight-metre Daystar replaces an earlier, similarly named but slightly smaller Parkol-built trawler in the owner’s fleet....

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