A new sea trial has confirmed the strong performance of Vónin’s fully controllable Twister trawl doors, following successful testing aboard a pelagic vessel just weeks ago. The latest trial was conducted on the newly built vessel Rogne , with representatives from Vónin present onboard throughout the operation. According to Vónin, the equipment performed flawlessly from the very first deployment. All systems operated as intended, and the trial progressed smoothly without technical issues. The...

Last year, engineering student Jákup Jógvansson Clementsen approached Havstovan to ask whether the institute had a project suitable for his bachelor’s thesis. Havstovan had, for several years, kept a scale model of the research vessel Jákup Sverri with the idea of one day deploying it using modern drone technology as a research platform for conducting echo-sounder surveys close to shore, in fjords, and in narrow channels. To move this idea forward, a project brief was developed. The goal was...

(Mynd 📸 Vinnuhúsið ) Fleiri føroysk reiðarí byggja nýggj skip, men vantandi avtalur og ótíðarhóskandi reglur gera, at føroyska flaggið ikki altíð er sjálvsagda valið Føroyska handilsskipavinnan er í vøkstri, og fleiri nýggj skip eru í gerð hjá føroyskum reiðaríum. Men hóast jaligu gongdina eru karmarnir hjá vinnuni ikki nóg kappingarførir, og tí er ikki givið, at føroyska flaggið verður valt. Fleiri føroysk reiðarí gera í løtuni stórar íløgur í nýggj skip. Tað bendir á, at føroyska...