Op-Ed: Engineering insights when building a trawler
By Jim Towers, PE Principal in Charge, Elliott Bay Design Group Constructing a new factory trawler fishing vessel in the United States is not an undertaking for the faint of heart. Thinking
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New commercial fishing vessels are needs-tailored
By Jonathan Hawes When it comes to commercial fishing vessels, innovations often amount to greater efficiency of the operation, and because of that, they bring much more profit. So, some recent changes
Balenciaga builds a super silent research vessel
A 61 meter ice class trawler being built as a research vessel by the Astilleros Balenciaga S.A. shipyard in Spain will have a complete MAN propulsion package. The vessel is under construction
Canadian owner orders advanced freezer trawler
DECEMBER 3, 2018 — St. John’s, Newfoundland, based Ocean Choice International has ordered a state of the art 74 m x 16 m Arctic class freezer trawler. Designed by Norway’s Skipsteknisk, it
Rolls-Royce to equip two fishing vessels on order at Karstensen
NOVEMBER 12, 2018 — Icelandic shipowners Samherji Island and Sildarvinnslan have confirmed orders with Denmark’s Karstensen Shipyard for two identical 88 m trawl and purse seiner newbuildings whose hulls will be built in
Thoma-Sea to build advanced Rolls-Royce design pelagic trawler
JUNE 11, 2018 — Houma, LA, shipbuilder Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C. has signed a contract with Rolls-Royce Marine for the development of a state-of-the-art pelagic trawler. The 100 meter-long vessel is to
Vard wins order for stern trawler with integrated energy storage system
APRIL 10, 2018 — Fincantieri subsidiary Vard has secured a new contract for the design and construction of a stern trawler for Havfisk, Norway’s largest trawler company. The contract value is slightly
Russian trawler duo to have Wartsila engines, propulsion systems
AUGUST 7, 2017 — Two new fishing trawlers being built for Murmansk, Russia based Nord Pilgrim Ltd. are to have Wärtsilä engines and complete propulsion packages, including the propulsion control system. The
R-R to design and equip stern trawler for Icelandic owner
JUNE 30, 2017 — Rolls-Royce has won a contract to design and equip a new Rolls-Royce NVC 375 WP stern trawler for Icelandic fishing company HB Grandi. The vessel will be built
Damen Maaskant books order for beam trawler
MAY 11, 2017 — Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam is to build a new beam trawler for the Hakvoort Brothers, based in Urk, the Netherlands. The vessel, which will be built using a