Wärtsilä propulsion picked for newbuild fishing vessel

JULY 8, 2015 — Shetlands, U.K., headquartered Antares (Whalsay) Fishing Company Ltd has ordered a 75.4 m x 15.0 m combined purse seiner trawler at Norwegian shipbuilder Simek AS under a contract

EC unveils “maritime strategy for the Atlantic”

MAY 13, 2013 — The European Commission today unveiled what it calls “a maritime strategy for the Atlantic,” it has adopted an “action plan to revitalize the marine and maritime economy in

Damen to tackle South African DAFF fleet woes

APRIL 4, 2013 — The South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has assigned Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT, part of Damen Shipyards Group) to get its fleet of Fisheries

Esri looks to expand ocean industry use of GIS

FEBRUARY 15, 2013 — Redlands, CA, based geographic information system (GIS) specialist Esri has hired Drew Stephens to expand the market for GIS within the ocean industry. A geographic information system (GIS)