A new pelagic trawler has been delivered to Sille Marie, a fishing company based in Kristiansand municipality in southern Norway. The DNV-classed vessel, which is also named Sille Marie, is the first newbuild to be acquired by the same customer. It replaces a similarly named earlier vessel that had...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Selvåg Senior – Hybrid seiner/trawler handed over to Norway’s Sørheim Holding
Norwegian company Sorheim Holding recently took delivery of a new pelagic trawling and purse seining vessel to be operated by subsidiary Selvag Senior. The vessel, which is also named Selvag Senior, was designed by Norwegian naval architecture firms Skipsteknisk and SU Ship Design in compliance to DNV class requirements to replace a similarly named 1999-built […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | Tuugaalik – Royal Greenland welcomes 82-metre trawler to fleet
Fishing company Royal Greenland has expanded its fleet of trawlers with the recent acquisition of a newbuild fishing vessel from Spanish shipyard Astilleros de Murueta. The DNV-classed, Skipsteknisk-designed Tuugaalik will be operated by Royal Greenland partner company Qaleralik. As with earlier...
VESSEL REVIEW | Zenith – Scottish North Sea fisher takes delivery of prawn twin-rigger
Scottish fisher Mark Robertson recently took delivery of a new twin-rig trawler built by Macduff Shipyards to design by Macduff Ship Design. The 22.75- by 7.6-metre Zenith replaces two earlier Macduff-built vessels in the owner’s fleet. Like its predecessors, it will operate out of Fraserburgh in...
Who’s Who: Maritime Movements for July/August 2023
WORK BOAT WORLD: Anna Müller has been appointed as President of Volvo Penta and member of the Volvo Group management. She will replace Heléne Mellquist, who will leave the Volvo Group to join the investment company Latour as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Müller started her...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Skulebas – Fishing training vessel delivered to Norwegian owner
Hvide Sande Shipyard in Denmark has handed over a new fishing/training vessel ordered by the Vestland County Municipality of Norway. Named Skulebas, the vessel boasts compartments that will function as classrooms to help train aspiring fishing vessel crews. Accommodations are available for up to...
VESSEL REVIEW | Gollenes – Versatile herring and mackerel trawler for Western Norwegian owner
Fosnavag, Norway-based fishing company Gollenes recently acquired a new trawler to be used primarily for catching herring and mackerel off the country’s western coast. The DNV-classed newbuild, also named Gollenes, is the second vessel to be designed and built for the owner by Denmark’s Karstensens Skibsværft following an earlier and slightly smaller vessel completed in […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | Aventurine – Locally-built trawler/crabber for French fishing company
French family-owned fishing company Armement Porcher recently took delivery of a new trawler and crab fishing vessel built by compatriot shipyard Socarenam. Named Aventurine, the Coprexma-designed vessel is the sixteenth to be built by Socarenam for the same owner. The new trawler will be...
Ten years’ monitoring data confirms precautionary krill fishery in Antarctica
Norway’s Institute of Marine Research (IMR) has released its findings after 10 years of surveying the krill biomass in Antarctica, Norwegian krill harvesting specialist Aker BioMarine said recently. The science, which is based on data from acoustics and trawl surveys, confirms the high...
Fishing Vessel News Roundup | August 15 – Argentinian scalloper, Chinese aquaculture tourism platforms and more
Deliveries include a prawn catcher for a Scottish owner, a scallop vessel for an Argentine operator, and a pelagic trawler designed for Russian Far East waters. A Russian crab boat has meanwhile completed sea trials and will be delivered to its new owner. Finally, two Chinese shipyards have...