Trap Vessel – King Sound
The 30-metre trap fishing vessel ‘King Sound’ departs Fremantle to head north to the Kimberley to commence working. The vessel was built in Vietnam to an IMC Naval architects design. On site supervison during…
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The 30-metre trap fishing vessel ‘King Sound’ departs Fremantle to head north to the Kimberley to commence working. The vessel was built in Vietnam to an IMC Naval architects design. On site supervison during…
Kaya 2 the new 29-metre landing craft designed by IMC Naval Architects for Pelagic Marine Services. Kaya 2 will service Rottnest Island off the coast of Fremantle, Westenr Australia. The vessel was built at…
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The IMC-designed MinRes Odin (ex Mermaid Sound) is presently being modified to operate as a pusher tug for the first of the Minerals Resources iron ore transhippment barges. This included significiant structural modifications to…