vessels

  • Zero-emission vessel report published

    Zero-emission vessel report published

    31st August 2023

    Fisheries Innovation and Sustainability (FIS) has published its detailed analysis of possible zero-emission ‘vessels of the future’ – one of the key actions agreed at the ground-breaking workshop of the same name held in Glasgow in 2022, which also resulted…

  • Last voyage for decommissioned fishing vessels

    Last voyage for decommissioned fishing vessels

    22nd June 2023

    Two Irish vessels head to Denmark to be broken up Two Aran Islands fishing vessels which were approved for Ireland’s decommissioning scheme made their final trip earlier this month. The Connacht Ranger and Conquest in the Caledonian Canal en route…

  • Beam trawler Admiral Gordon heads home

    Beam trawler Admiral Gordon heads home

    16th May 2023

    The new 27.3, beam trawler Admiral Gordon PH 330 ran sea trials from Whitby on Friday, 5 May after completion by Parkol Marine Engineering. Admiral Gordon heads out from an overcast Whitby ahead of sea trials. (Photos: Mike Upton) Built…

  • New Macduff duo set for sea trials

    New Macduff duo set for sea trials

    26th April 2023

    Zenith BF 106 (pictured above) and Excel BF 110, which have the distinction of being the first UK vessels with Tier III-compliant engines, are nearing completion at Macduff Shipyards, with sea trials scheduled for this week and next. Built at…

  • Work starts on raising lost Jersey fishing trawler

    Work starts on raising lost Jersey fishing trawler

    25th April 2023

    The L’Ecume II is to be lifted as part of a police investigation into the tragedy Work has begun in Jersey to begin raising the wreck of the 18m trawler L’Ecume II, which sank with three men onboard following a…

  • Hull restorations nearing completion

    Hull restorations nearing completion

    8th December 2022

    The restoration of two iconic vessels – the Spurn Lightship and the museum trawler Arctic Corsair – is progressing apace, while work has started on a new multi-million-pound maritime heritage centre in Hull, reports Brian W Lavery. Painting in progress…

  • Faroe issues exemption for Russian fishing vessels

    Faroe issues exemption for Russian fishing vessels

    19th May 2022

    The Faroe Islands continued to defy international opinion on sanctioning Russia last week, amid growing condemnation, reports Andy Read. Criticism came from international fish processors, the fishing industry and the Marine Stewardship Council, which previously withdrew accreditation of several shared…

  • FIS plans ‘Vessels of the Future’

    FIS plans ‘Vessels of the Future’

    22nd April 2022

    At a time when fuel prices are concentrating minds across the industry, Fisheries Innovation Scotland (FIS) last week tapped into a variety of expert opinion in an open-minded one-day workshop looking at the ‘Vessels of the Future’, reports Andy Read.…

  • IVMS: MMO confirms extension and reapproves terminal

    IVMS: MMO confirms extension and reapproves terminal

    15th March 2022

    The MMO announced last week, in a statement posted on its website, a seven-week extension to the deadline for installation of IVMS terminals by English 10-12m vessels, and also reinstated the Maritime Systems terminal on its approved list. The suspension,…

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