Navigare Shipping, one of the Faroe Islands’ steadily rising maritime operators, has taken another significant step in its long‑term growth strategy with the acquisition of two cargo vessels and the continued development of four newbuilds. The Søldarfjørður‑based company, which has expanded consistently over recent years, is strengthening both capacity and operational resilience as demand for freight services grows across the region. The company recently finalized the purchas

MV Hav Sardis  has departed Herøya after discharging a shipment of Finnish phosphates at the Yara facility. The vessel is now en route to Holland, where it will load steel coils bound for the UK. The voyage marks another routine yet efficient operation for Navigare, a company that has steadily expanded its fleet capabilities and operational performance in recent years—strengthening its position in Northern European short-sea shipping. (Photo 📺 Navigare) Trýst á knøttin til h

MEST recorded high activity last year, posting net sales of DKK 665.9 million and a profit after tax of DKK 28.8 million. Growth was reported across all business areas. The MEST Group now employs 600 people, including 67 apprentices. “We are very satisfied with the result for 2025,” said Mouritz Mohr, CEO at MEST. “If we are to take on major projects—such as investing in a new dock and handling larger assignments for our customers—we need to be a strong and well‑organized com

The Faroese shipyard MEST has successfully completed the replacement of both the main engine and the auxiliary engine on the fishing vessel Olga Maria—a project that showcases the high level of technical expertise and engineering craftsmanship found in the Faroe Islands. The comprehensive operation involved not only installing the new engines but also carrying out a series of important upgrades and modernizations throughout the vessel. These improvements ensure that Olga Mari

Navigare Shipping has welcomed MV Hav Sardis into service as the fourth vessel in the Groot 5200 XL  series, now operating under a long‑term charter with the company. The vessel loaded her first cargo today in Caronte, officially marking the start of her operational career. The fleet expansion continues just weeks after Navigare announced the addition of MV Hav Coral, the third vessel in its newbuilding program. Hav Coral entered the fleet in Huelva, where she took on her fir

Navigare Shipping has announced that it will take delivery of the third vessel in its newbuilding program this weekend. The new vessel, MV Hav Coral, will officially join the Navigare fleet in Huelva, where she is scheduled to load her first cargo for the company. The addition of MV Hav Coral represents another milestone in Navigare Shipping’s ongoing fleet expansion. The company continues to modernize its operations with newer, more efficient vessels designed to support reli

Construction of the new dry dock in Skála is progressing according to plan, with recent work focused on establishing a temporary cofferdam to ensure that the project can continue in dry conditions. Articon is the constructor of the project. The cofferdam, built from sheet piles, has been filled with 20,000 tons of sand, delivered to the site by Sandship. This structure will keep seawater out of the construction zone, allowing crews to solidify the dock’s foundation and conti

The pelagic vessel Norðborg will be docked in Tórshavn for the next 6 months while the factory is replaced. Jón Rasmussen, chairman of the board at Christian í Grótinum, says to the Faroese KVF that replacing the factory is absolutely necessary.  The job was put out to tender, and MEST won the contract in competition with foreign shipyards. Norðborg is 16 years old, and nothing has been replaced in the factory during these years. The original plan at Christiani í Grótinum was

The hull of the freezer trawler Dunga Jákup , built at the Stocznia Wisła shipyard in Gdansk, Poland , was launched and officially handed over earlier this week. A small ceremony marked the occasion, attended by representatives from Varðin  and MEST  in Gdansk. Photos from the event show the celebrations at the shipyard. Once the hull arrives in the Faroe Islands, it will be completed at MEST in Skála . The tow is expected to take around 10 days , depending on weather conditi

ENGLISH BELOW Hesar seinastu tvær vikurnar hava 8 sveisarar hjá MEST verið á sveisiskeiði á Glasi í at sveisa rustfrí og svørt rør. Allir 8 sveisarar fáa sertifikat frá Norsk Veritas fyri at hava ment hesar førleikar. Skeiðsleiðari hevur verið Jeffri Olsen, undirvísari á smiðjuni á Glasi. Talan er um skeið, sum MEST hevur umbiðið frá Glasi. Umstøðurnar til skeið av hesum slagi eru tær allarbestu á Glasi. Niðanfyri eru nakrar myndir frá skeiðnum. Over the past two weeks, eight

The Danish Minister of Defence, Troels Lund Poulsen, paid a visit to MEST Shipyard on Friday to gain first-hand insight into the Faroe Islands’ strong maritime capabilities. Accompanied by Chief of Defence Michael Hyldgaard and a delegation, the minister toured the facilities and learned about the shipyard’s current and historical operations. The visit comes at a time when the Arctic and North Atlantic regions are of growing strategic importance. MEST is expected to play a ke

Vit hava í seinastuni fagnað trimum av okkara trúføstu starvsfólkum, sum hava hátíðarhildið starvsdagar. Talan er um Jan Højgaard, sum hevur starvast í felagnum í 40 ár, Anfinn Højgaard í 35 ár, og Heðin Poulsen, sum hevur verið í felagnum í 25 ár. Í hesum sambandi skipaðu vit fyri einari hugnaligari løtu á skrivstovuni saman við familju og starvsfeløgum teirra. Álvur segði nøkur orð og takkaði teimum fyri drúgva og trúgva tænastu og handaði teimum gávur sum eina tøkk fyri t

Today, MV Hav Amethyst officially joins the Navigare fleet . This marks another step forward in strengthening our operations and serving our customers with even greater reliability. (Photo 📺 Navigare) Trýst á knøttin til høgru og melda teg til okkara tíðindabræv á forsíðuni Kelda: Navigare #BlueFaroeIslands   #Sjóvinnuforum   #Navigare   #NavigareShipping   #Shipping   #Sjóvinna   #FaroeMaritime   #Fiskivinna   #Maritimeindustry   #FaroeIslands #Directory #Faroeislandsmar

Arctic Circle er ein árlig altjóða ráðstevna, ið savnar stjórnir, granskarar, vinnu, umhvørvisfelagsskapir, upprunafólk og aðrar áhugapartar at tosa um evni sum: veðurlagsbroytingar og umhvørvisvernd í Arktis, burðardyggan búskaparligan vøkstur, og samstarv millum lond. MEST var boðin av Nordic Energy Research til ráðstevnuna í samband við teirra tiltak  "Zero Emissions Shipping - Accelerating the Green Transition in the Arctic". Vilhjálmur Djurhuus Jacobsen, leiðari fyri Bur

Stóri fóðurflakin hjá Bakkafrost, Ranghamar, kom á beding á Skála til viðlíkahald. Flakin er 71,46 metrar langur og 10,5 metrar breiður, so talan er um eina stóra verkætlan. - MEST hevur bæði umstøður og fólk til slíkar uppgávur, og vit eru errin av at loysa stór og krevjandi arbeiði fyri kundar okkara, greiðir MEST frá. (Photos 📸 Mest) Trýst á knøttin og melda teg til okkara tíðindabræv Kelda: Mest Fylg Facebook #'s: #BlueFaroeIslands #Sjóvinnuforum #MEST #Sjóvinna #Fi