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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AWARDS 2023 | Best Feed Barge – 485-tonne feed barge – GroAqua

Best Feed Barge – 485-tonne feed barge – GroAqua Fish farm support vessels are, of necessity, becoming larger as they have to operate ever further offshore. Faroe Islands based designer/builder GroAqua has considerable experience with such vessels. This 485-tonne feed barge illustrates its talents...

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Fishing Vessel News Roundup | February 15 – Norwegian fish farm dive boat, UK scalloper and more

Deliveries include a gillnetter and a fish farm workboat to operators in Norway and a factory trawler to a German seafood company. Sea trials have meanwhile been completed on a scallop boat for use in UK waters. Gillnetter delivered to Austevoll owner Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar has delivered a...

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OBITUARY | Össur Kristinsson, founder of Rafnar

Icelandic boatbuilder Rafnar has confirmed the passing of company founder Össur Kristinsson on Tuesday, February 6. Kristinsson was born a congenital below-knee amputee and studied to become a certified prosthetist orthotist in Sweden. In 1971, he founded an O&P Clinic in Iceland, a facility that...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Salmon feed barge built for harsh conditions in Iceland

Iceland-based fish farming company Háafell recently acquired a new feed barge that will support its salmon harvesting activities in the north-western part of the country. Built by Faroe Islands-based GroAqua, the barge is designed to be operated at exposed sites with a feed system and space for six...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Explora I – First in new luxury ship series for MSC Cruises

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has handed over the first in a series of four new cruise ships being built for MSC Cruises’ recently established Explora Journeys brand. ..

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Fishing Vessel News Roundup | May 17 – Deliveries to Norway and New Zealand plus Russian longliner’s sea trials

Recent deliveries include a Norwegian netting boat and catamaran workboats for two operators in New Zealand. Construction continues on six new distant-water trawlers for ..

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