The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published a report following its investigation into a capsizing incident involving a fishing vessel on June 1, 2022. On the said date, the UK-registered stern trawler Piedras capsized and sank following an uncontrolled ingress of seawater in...
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Fishing Vessel News Roundup | June 25 – Norwegian and Dutch trawlers, fish farm support workboats and more
Deliveries include a feed barge for the Faroe Islands and a bleeding and service boat for a Norwegian fish harvester. A Norwegian operator christens the newest addition to its trawl fleet as sea trials kick off for a coastal seining vessel and a landing craft workboat to be deployed in Scotland....
European fishers association joins marine research collaboration
European fishing association the Pelagic Freezer Trawler Association (PFA) and Netherlands-based Wageningen Marine Research (WMR) have entered into an agreement on further research collaboration. The new agreement stipulates that the two parties will jointly conduct strategic research on sustainable fishing of pelagic fish stocks such as herring, mackerel and blue whiting. Within this collaboration, PFA […]
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Norway’s Nergard Havfiske christens newest stern trawler
Norwegian fishing company Nergard Havfiske formally named its newest stern trawler in a ceremony in Tromso on Thursday, June 13. Delivered by local shipbuilder Vard in December last year, Sørkapp (“South Cape”) is the final vessel in a series of three built for the same owner. The trawler was...
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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VESSEL REVIEW | Frøyanes – Ice-capable trawler/crabber for Norwegian Barents Sea fishing company
Norwegian fishing company Ervik Havfiske recently took delivery of a new shrimp trawler built to a design by naval architecture firm Marin Teknikk. The steel-hulled Frøyanes is outfitted as a triple-rig trawler that can also be utilised for catching snow crab in the Norwegian and Barents Seas....
Irish fishing family to welcome new trawler
Irish fisherman Eric Murphy and his family will soon welcome a new trawler into their fleet. Built locally by Mooney Boats to a design by Vestværftet of Denmark, Eilean Croine is a sister vessel of Sparkling Star, which was completed and delivered to another owner in 2023. Both vessels will be...
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Norwegian fishing company orders stern trawler from local builder
Havbryn, a fishing company based in Norway’s Vesterålen archipelago, has awarded a contract to local shipbuilder Vard for the design and construction of a new vessel capable of both stern and pelagic trawling. The vessel, which will also be named Havbryn, will be outfitted for semi-pelagic and...
VESSEL REVIEW | Polarbris – Hybrid seiner/trawler delivered to Norway’s Atlantic Seafish
Norwegian seafood company Atlantic Seafish, via subsidiary Polarbris, recently took delivery of a new seiner/trawler designed and built by Danish shipbuilder Karstensens Skibsværft. The vessel, which is also named Polarbris (“Polar Breeze”), will be homeported in Alesund and will be used as a Danish seiner and netter for groundfish in addition to catching snow crab. […]
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Turkish yard starts sea trials of new triple-rig trawler
Celiktrans Shipyard of Turkey has begun conducting sea trials of a new triple-rig trawler ordered by Icelandic fishing company Isfelagid. Designed by Icelandic naval architecture firm Nautic, Sigurbjörg has an LOA of 48.1 metres, a beam of 14 metres, four Ibercisa trawl winches, a catch handling...