The origin of tonnage for vessels had to do with the number of barrels of wine (tuns) that a boat could transport across the English Channel. Officials measured the ..
A Curaçao-flagged fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Guinea off Côte d’Ivoire after suffering water ingress on Saturday, February 15. The tuna seiner Albacora ..
Welcome to the Baird Maritime “Best of 2019” awards. When it came to deciding the winners for 2019, we again turned to the blueprint originally devised seven ..
Tommy Andre Nilsen of Senjahopen, Norway, recently took delivery of a new seine netter from GOT Skogsøy, a subsidiary of Global Ocean Technology (GOT). Designed by ..
Cemre Shipyard has launched a new purse seiner/trawler for Norwegian fishing company Liegruppen. The vessel will be named Libas and will be the world’s first ..
French shipbuilder Martinez Constructions Navales has delivered a new catamaran fishing vessel to Armement Avallone of Sète. Named Deux Frères VI (“Two Brothers ..
Jemar Norpower has handed over a new seine netter to the Hevrøy family of Austevoll in Western Norway. The vessel, which its owners have named Hevrøy, has an LOA of ..
Norwegian fishing company Atlantic Longline recently took delivery of a combination seine netter/longliner from an unnamed Turkish builder. Designed by Skipsteknisk, the ..
Norway’s Skår Senior has placed an order for a combination purse seiner/trawler from local builder Stadyard. The Marin Teknikk-designed vessel will have an LOA of ..
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Fishing and its up-and-coming counterpart aquaculture are critical components of the world’s food supply.
Fishing Boat World, launched in 1989, is there to catch all the catching, processing, regulation and enforcement developments affecting this unique industry.
Contact us: fishingboatworld@baird.com.au