Deck machinery for fishing vessels
In the tough world of ocean-going fishing fleets, success means getting the best possible catches from each voyage. Rolls-Royce has worked closely to understand the on-deck machinery requirements of fishermen and, as a result, has developed the most advanced and effective winch systems available to the fishing industry today.
While we have supplied winches – based on our low-pressure hydraulic and electric drive systems – to more than 1,000 fishing vessels in the last 60 years, we always keep an eye firmly on the future.
The range covers:
- Trawl and purse seiner winches
- Auxiliary winches
- Net drum winches
- Net sounder winches
- Electric net sounder winches
- Electric trawl winches
- Syncro RTX autotrawl system
We match our research and development effort to the increasing advances in technology within the fishing industry. This results in more efficient winches and associated control and monitoring systems, which in turn contributes to lower fuel costs.
The wide range of fishing vessels, multi-purpose vessels and fishery research craft requires us to work closely with customers to understand their needs. This allows us to develop and install tailored winch solutions. The towing operation is automatically governed by our Synchro RTX control system that delivers an accurate view of the trawling process, together with easy navigation and a user-friendly interface.