Norway’s shipyards ‘desperate’ to win contracts
Economic climate, and the need for Norwegian yards to win new contracts, make the country a very attractive option for building vessels at present
2014 loss prompts Cornish fishers to adopt new vessel repair policy
Vessel owners W. Stevenson and Sons will now undertake preventative maintenance, after vessel repairs pushed them into a loss last year
‘Optimistic time’ for coldwater shrimp likely to see fleet modernization
Head of specialized at-sea processing equipment firm believes the next five to ten years will see a raft of replacements to a global, aging shrimp fleet
CEO leaves United Coast Seafoods amid El Nino induced shortage
California wet fish processor, successor to Tomich Brothers, has halted operations in recent weeks due to El Nino-induced difficulties in obtaining fish
Fisheries council orders monitoring, not closure in Bering Sea canyons
Government body determines it will order further monitoring of deep sea corals in Pribilof Canyon instead of closing it off to fishing, but Greenpeace isn’t happy with decision
Northern Irish firm has new pelagic vessel on way
Northern Irish company Voyager Fishing Company has put in an order for a new pelagic trawler
Macduff’s Beaton gets £27m incentive to continue growth under Clearwater
Clearwater deal structured so Beaton family stay involved with financial incentive to continue growth, with managing director Roy Cunningham also committed to stay on