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New pelagic trawler contract for Faroe Islands. The shipping company Krossbrekka P / F from Gøtu in the Faroe Islands and Karstensens Skibsværft A / S have entered into a […]
Challenging third quarter for Bakkafrost. Bakkafrost Group made a profit for Q3 2021 of DKK 131.3 million (DKK 176.8 million). For the first nine months of 2021, the profit was […]
Hiddenfjord cuts carbon emissions by 94% in 1 year in fight against climate change. Hiddenfjord, Atlantic salmon farmer, celebrates dramatic reduction in carbon emissions on anniversary of sustainability commitment. In […]
Faroese fish farmer celebrates dramatic reduction in carbon emissions. In celebration of the one-year anniversary of its commitment to shrinking its carbon footprint, Hiddenfjord, a family-run Faroese fish farming company […]
12 Faroese companies take lead on climate action ahead of COP26. On 21 September, twelve Faroese companies participating in the Faroese Sustainable Business Initiative – Burðardygt Vinnulív – announced they […]
EU fishing industry calls for immediate EU action against Norway and Faroe Islands to stop their overfishing of the Northeast Atlantic mackerel stock. The EU fishing industry is calling for […]
Bakkafrost pleased at performance of hatcheries The Bakkafrost Group delivered a total operating EBIT of DKK 407.5 million in Q2 2021. Total harvested volumes were 28.2 thousand tonnes gutted weight […]
JT electric delivers feeding barge to exposed MOWI site in the Faroe Islands. JT electric has delivered a vessel design feeding barge that will be anchored in MOWI’s most exposed […]
Scottish fishermen urge halt to sourcing of Norwegian and Faroese mackerel. Scottish fishermen today called on retailers and food suppliers to stop sourcing Norwegian and Faroese mackerel after the two […]
Ireland slams Norway’s unilateral mackerel quota increase. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue, T.D. has described Norway’s unilaterally announced 55% increase in its share of […]
Bakkafrost detects market improvements. The Bakkafrost Group delivered a total operating EBIT of DKK 223.5 million in Q1 2021. Total harvested volumes were 21.0 thousand tonnes gutted weight (tgw). Faroe […]
Danish shipyard orders seawater coolers for Faroe-bound trawler. Danish shipyard Karstensens Skibsværft A/S has awarded Norwegian Hydroniq Coolers a contract to supply its hull-integrated seawater cooling system to a newbuild […]
Provisional fishing quota to be announced following UK-EU agreement The UK government has today (31 December) announced that provisional catch limits for fishermen in the UK will be set shortly […]
VARD contracts Hydroniq Cooolers for Framherji stern trawler. VARD has contracted Hydroniq Coolers to deliver the marine seawater cooling system to a stern trawler the shipbuilding group is constructing for […]
Bakkafrost participates in project to build eco-friendly workboat. Faroese based salmon farmer Bakkafrost is helping to facilitate a competition to develop a new eco-friendly workboat. A couple of weeks ago, […]
Coastal states agreement on NE Atlantic pelagic stocks. The European Union, Norway and the Faroe Islands reached a coastal states agreement for the monitoring, control and surveillance (MSC) of shared […]
JT electric delivers ship design feeding barge no.11. JT electric has specialized in building advanced feeding barges for fish farming in extreme environments. Last week, the company delivered a feeding […]
New fishing vessel order for Norwegian shipyard. Norwegian shipyard VARD has announced a new contract for the design and construction of a stern trawler for P/F Akraberg, a subsidiary of […]
Vonin Supplies Shrimp Gear To Avataq – Royal Greenland’s brand new trawler Avataq, designed by Skipsteknisk and built at the Murueta shipyard in Spain, stopped in the Faroe Islands for […]
EU and Faroes reach 2020 quota deal. On December 10th, the European Union and the Faroe Islands have reached an agreement on reciprocal exchanges of fishing opportunities in each other’s […]
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