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Sea Shepherd partners with Namibia to combat fisheries crime
The Namibian Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) compliance officials and Sea Shepherd, onboard the Ocean Warrior, have jointly carried out successful surveillance activities in Namibia`s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) from April 26th …
Jul 26, 2019 / Vessels
Bakker Sliedrecht sees business from fishing industry increase again
By upgrading the fishing winch installation of four fishing vessels, Bakker Sliedrecht is re-establishing its name as an electrical drive specialist in the fishing industry. After replacing the outdated and often polluted control systems by Bakker …
May 16, 2019 / Curious
FESCO and Sea Fishing Port Terminal will develop container transportation between St. Petersburg and Vladivostok
FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) and Sea Fishing Port Terminal LLC have agreed to develop regular rail container transportation between St. Petersburg and Vladivostok The parties signed the agreement of intent in the framework of the "TransRussia" …
Apr 25, 2019 / Curious
Ten crew members rescued from sunken fishing vessel in West Coast
Ten crew members rescued from sunken fishing vessel in West Coast. SAMSA launches an investigation into the incident.The South African Maritime Safety Authority has confirmed the sinking of a fishing vessel off the west coast of the Western Cape near …
Feb 19, 2019 / All
US Coast Guard assists in rescue of five people from sunken vessel near Dutch Harbor
Two Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak helicopter aircrews searched and assisted the good Samaritan fishing vessel Kona Kai with locating five people in a life raft from the sunken commercial fishing vessel Pacific 1, approximately 40 miles west, …
Feb 18, 2019 / Accidents
SAMSA launches a probe into deadly vessel fire at port of Durban
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has confirmed launch of an investigation into the incident of a vessel that caught on fire in Durban on Thursday and in which there were several casualties.SAMSA confirmed that six (6) people had …
Feb 15, 2019 / Vessels
Wärtsilä ship design chosen for state-of-the-art fishing vessel
The technology group Wärtsilä will provide the ship design, as well as the main engine and other propulsion equipment, for a new state-of-the-art fishing vessel. The ship will be built at the Balenciaga shipyard in Spain for Castlehill, the …
Jan 22, 2019 / Vessels
US Coast Guard continues response to grounded fish carrier in Marshall Islands
The Coast Guard response continues to the grounding of the 308-foot Chinese-flagged commercial fishing carrier Ou Ya Leng 6 on Taka Atoll in the Marshall Islands.A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules crew arrived and made contact with the mariners who remain …
Jan 4, 2019 / Accidents
Rolls-Royce to deliver ship design and equipment to a new fishing vessel
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract to deliver ship design and an extensive range of equipment to a 70-metre long stern trawler to be built for Engenes fiskeriselskap AS, based in Troms county, northern Norway.This highly advanced fishing vessel is to …
Jan 2, 2019 / Vessels