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Karstensens Shipyard signs contract to build new purse-seiner/trawler “Havfisk”
Norwegian fishing company Havfisk AS and Karstensens Shipyard have signed contracts for the design and construction of a 75.10 m combined purse-seiner/trawler.
Havfisk AS is a subsidiary of Veibust Fishing Cap. Veibust Fishing Cap owns and operates the 2 purse-seine/trawlers “Havskjer” and “Havstål”. The new vessel will therefore be operated together with the company’s current two vessels.
Havfisk AS was established in 1993 and in 2000 had its first new building delivered. This new vessel will be the company’s fourth new build. The company is operated and owned by Henning Veibust and the home port is Ålesund in Norway.
The company operates with combined trawling and purse-seine fishing, where trawling consists primarily of blue whiting (Norwegian: Kolmule) fishing west of Ireland. Other fishing for mainly herring and mackerel is operated with purse seines. The new vessel shall operate in accordance with the same principles.
The company welcomes the fact that this agreement has been reached with Karstensens Shipyard and is looking forward to getting started with the construction.
In recent years, shipping company and Shipyard have worked closely together on several major projects. First was the conversion of current “Havstål” into combined seine and trawl fishing. Next, the same ship was rebuilt with NOx reducing measures.
Most recently, newbuilding “Havskjer” was handed over in early 2021 by Karstensen Shipyard.
This new project is therefore a naturally extension of the successful and constructive cooperation with both conversion and newbuilding.
Karstensen Shipyard welcomes the trust shown by Henning Veibust. Like the other pelagic vessels that the Shipyard has under construction for shipowners in Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Scotland and Denmark, new “Havfisk” are also of their own design.
Källa: Fishing Daily