Trawling World

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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Canada’s Transportation Safety Board raises safety concern following investigation into 2021 fishing vessel sinking

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its investigation report into the sinking of the fishing vessel Atlantic Destiny and issued a safety concern regarding insufficient crew knowledge on how to properly use CO2 fixed fire suppression systems. On March 2, 2021, the trawler Atlantic Destiny sustained a catastrophic engine failure about 120 […]

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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 | 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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VESSEL REVIEW | Seraphim – Scottish owner adds prawn and groundfish twin-rigger to fleet

Family-owned Lighthouse Fishing Company of Peterhead, Scotland has expanded its east coast vessel fleet with the recent acquisition of a new twin-rig trawler built by Parkol Marine Engineering. Seraphim was built to a design by Ian Paton of SC McAllister and Company for both single and twin rig...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Erin Bruce II – Wanchese Argentina adds scallop trawler to fleet

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 | Altaire – Shetland fisher adds North Sea pelagic trawler to fleet

UK-based Altaire Fishing Company recently welcomed a new pelagic trawler to its fleet that operates in the Shetland Islands. Altaire was built in compliance to DNV Ice-C rules, which denotes suitability for waters with mild surface ice. The focus of the trawler’s development has been on optimising...

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