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Partnership contract to deliver hybrid fish farm workboat

Damen Shipyards Group and its new Norwegian partner, Folla Maritime Service AS, have contracted with leading salmon producer Nova Sea for the delivery of another in a series of hybrid workboats. The agreement is for the construction and delivery of a new FollaPower 50EL hybrid workboat. This vessel will be the Folla yard’s newbuild no 106 – and the sixth vessel of this specific type to be delivered to Nova Sea. The newbuild for Nova Sea is a single-hull design, 15 by 8 metres, powered by a twin propulsion system. It includes two electric motors, a 444 kWh battery pack… [...]

Vest-El becomes Danish dealer for VCU CatchManagement System

Urk fishing technology specialist VCU has announced a strategic partnership with Danish marine electronics company Vest-El, based in the west coast ports of Thyborøn and Hvide Sande. The CatchManagement system developed by VCU is now distributed in Denmark by electronics specialist Vest-El, located in Thyborøn and Hvide Sande As of this month, Vest-El is the official dealer for Denmark for the VCU CatchManagement system – VCU’s onboard weighing and registration system. VCU’s technology is already in widespread use on fishing vessels operating in the North Sea, and this collaboration with Vest-El aims to expands VCU’s presence on the Danish market, and to meet… [...]

MSC puts funding behind support for sustainable fishing

The Marine Stewardship Council has announced it intends to channel funding worth €5.6m into its Ocean Stewardship Fund, which supports fisheries in advancing sustainability, by 2030. The announcement was made at last week’s United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC). SDG 14 remains the least funded United Nations Sustainable Development Goal, receiving less than 0.01% of total sustainable development funding. Since its creation in 2019, the Ocean Stewardship Fund has put over €7.7 million into support for more than 200 fisheries and projects worldwide, including nearly 90 in developing economies. These initiatives range from marine wildlife protection to the trial of new… [...]

Pioneering on-site fishing net recycling pod

A pioneering pilot project has launched in Cape Town that could revolutionise the way fishing nets are recycled in South Africa. Spearheaded by non-profit company OCEAN Action Network (OCEAN) and Ocean Plastic Technologies (OPT), the project introduces the country’s first harbour-based facility for recycling fishing nets, located at the V&A Waterfront’s Collier Jetty. The initiative comes in response to growing environmental pressure and Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) requirements for sustainable fishing practices, including the responsible disposal and recycling of fishing gear. Despite the visible accumulation of old nets across the industry, the exact volume being discarded remains unknown as most… [...]

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New Vessels

We keep track of new fishing vessels from all over Europe and around the world, in line with the major optimisation of fisheries that has taken place in recent years. We follow shipyards and designers around the world to keep you updated on newbuilds in the fishing industry.