Trawling World

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...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Sparkling Star – Versatile pelagic trawler for Irish fishing family

Irish builder Mooney Boats has handed over a new fishing vessel to local owner and skipper Donal O’Neill and his sons Alan and Kieran. Named Sparkling Star, the newbuild is designed for pelagic trawling but may also be configured for demersal trawling for whitefish. The vessel’s hull was built in...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Sunny Lady – LNG hybrid seiner/trawler for Norwegian owner

Norway’s Teige Rederi has expanded its fleet of fishing vessels with the recent acquisition of a large combination purse seiner and trawler fitted with a hybrid propulsion system. The DNV-classed Sunny Lady was built to a design developed jointly by Norway’s Salt Ship Design and Turkey’s SU Ship...

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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...

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UK government, Scottish pelagic fishers to collaborate on scientific research

The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) and the UK government’s Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on working together on scientific research and its application to fisheries management. The MOU outlines...

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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...

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Scientific dispensation request granted for King Scallop fishing trial off south-east England

The UK Marine Management Organosation (MMO) has granted a scientific dispensation to MacDuff Shellfish to carry out a two-day scallop fishing trial off the South East coast of England. The trial will take place before the end of October 2023 and will test the feasibility and potential benefits of...

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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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