Wanchese Argentina, a subsidiary of Cooke Seafood USA’s Wanchese Fish Company, took delivery of a new scallop trawler built by Armon Shipyard of Spain at its recently acquired Astilleros Ria de Vigo facilities. Erin Bruce II will be used for year-round trawling and processing of Patagonian scallops...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Ro Spirit – Norwegian salmon wellboat fitted with innovative bow foil technology
Norwegian salmon farming company Rostein has taken delivery of the tenth wellboat in a series ordered from local shipbuilder Larsnes Mek Verksted. Ro Spirit was built jointly by Larsnes Mek Verksted and Polish shipyard Marine Projects to a design developed by Skipskompetanse in compliance to DNV...
Norwegian firm sells Leirvik shipyard facilities to new owners
Norwegian shipbuilder Eqva (formerly the Havyard Group) has entered into an agreement to divest its Havyard Leirvik yard in Norway’s Vestland county. Even Matre Ellingsen, chairman of the board of Eqva, said the sale of Havyard Leirvik will free up resources, both human and financial, enabling a...
VESSEL REVIEW | Atlantic Enterprise – Large shrimp and halibut factory trawler for Ocean Prawns’ Canada operations
Clearwater Ocean Prawns Venture (COPV), a joint venture formed by Danish fishing company Ocean Prawns and Canada’s Clearwater Seafoods, has expanded its fleet with the recent acquisition of a new deep-sea-capable factory trawler designed by Norwegian naval architecture firm Skipsteknisk. The DNV-classed, Polar Coded trawler Atlantic Enterprise measures 83.2 by 18 metres and is equipped […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | Gadus – Whitefish factory trawler to operate in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands-based fishing company JFK has taken delivery of a new freezer trawler built to a design by Norwegian naval architecture firm Skipsteknisk for operation in Arctic waters. The DNV-classed Gadus has a length of 88.1 metres, a beam of 18.3 metres, a draught of 7.9 metres, a gross tonnage...
VESSEL REVIEW | Ronja Herøy – Norway’s Sølvtrans places large-capacity wellboat into service
Norwegian fish transport company Sølvtrans recently took delivery of a new wellboat built by Sefine Shipyard of Turkey. Designed by Salt Ship Design in compliance to DNV class requirements, Ronja Herøy is the first in a series of wellboats that will each have transport capacities of up to 5,000...
VESSEL REVIEW | Kapitan Sokolov – First in new large trawler series for Russia’s Norebo Group
Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation, through its Severnaya Verf facilities in Saint Petersburg, has completed construction on a new freezer trawler ordered by local seafood company the Norebo Group. Kapitan Sokolov is the first of six Project 170701 freezer trawlers to be ordered by Norebo...
VESSEL REVIEW | Emerald – Arctic-capable freezer trawler delivered to Faroese owner
Faroe Islands-based fishing company Havborg recently took delivery of a new stern trawler that also has fish processing facilities. Emerald was designed by Norwegian naval architecture firm Skipsteknisk in compliance to DNV class rules. The newbuild has an LOA of 87.53 metres, a moulded beam of 18...
VESSEL REVIEW | Inter Scotia – Intership takes delivery of hybrid battery-powered wellboat
Norwegian seafood company Intership recently took delivery of a new wellboat built by Spain’s Zamakona Yards to a design by Salt Ship Design. Inter Scotia was built as a slightly larger sister of Inter Atlantic, which was delivered to Intership earlier this year. The newer DNV-classed wellboat has...
VESSEL REVIEW | Mekhanik Sizov – Trawler/processor designed for Russian Far East waters
Russia’s Admiralty Shipyards, a division of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), has delivered a new trawler to the Russian Fishery Company (RRPK). Mekhanik Sizov is the third in the Project ST192 series of all-steel trawlers developed jointly by Russia’s Marine Engineering Bureau and Norwegian naval architecture firm Skipsteknisk in compliance to Russian Maritime Register of Shipping […]
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