Posts Tagged ‘wellboat’
New super-sized wellboat delivered to Sølvtrans
Sølvtrans, a major global supplier of wellboat services to the aquaculture industry, has taken delivery of a new super-vessel. The 77 metre long Ronja Evolution (pictured) has been handed over by Norwegian builders Aas Mech and is the seventh vessel it has on order for Sølvtrans. This latest vessel has a capacity of 3,000 cubic…
Read MoreUS fund brings wellboat operators together
Two leading Norwegian-based wellboat businesses – AquaShip and Intership – are set to merge following a deal that has seen both of them taken over by a US investment fund. American Industrial Partners Capital Fund VII, LP, an investment fund managed by American Industrial Partners (AIP), has become the majority and controlling shareholder in both…
Read MorePump error toll was worse than first feared
Salmon producer SalMar has admitted that it lost around 200,000 small fish in a “mechanical incident” at its Jovika site on the island of Senja, near Tromsø, Norway recently. The fish weighed around seven grams. The loss is thought to be considerably higher than the initial estimate, when the incident was first discovered. In a…
Read MoreCermaq commissions new wellboat
Salmon giant Cermaq Norway has entered into a deal to build a new advanced technology wellboat with a larger than usual capacity of 6,000 cubic metres. The charter agreement with Norsk Fisketransport AS (NFT) is for five years, but there is an option for up to a further four years in two year stages. NFT’s…
Read MoreDevelopers say new valve system will help fish welfare
Simpler, safer handling is now possible, say the Norwegian developers of a new system for transferring fish, and the system is being installed in what will be the world’s largest wellboat. Cflow’s new system, Flowline, uses a stronger, more durable type of plastic than that normally used in fish handling, and it also makes use…
Read MoreMowi orders two new well boats
Two new “super green” well boats have been ordered for Mowi’s fish farming operations in Norway. The order has been placed by DESS Aquaculture Shipping based in Grimstad and the vessels will be on long term lease to Mowi. Each has a very large capacity and will also be equipped with four dual-fuel generator sets…
Read MoreBakkafrost plans move to offshore farming
BAKKAFROST is poised to move out into the open sea because bays and inlets around the Faroe Islands are filling up with cages. The company said it wants to expand its salmon farming operation, but is running out of space. So it has applied to the government in Torshavn for permission to develop future new farms to…
Read MoreNordlaks reports pre-tax profits of £110 million
THE Nordlaks group which was badly hit by the algae outbreak last month today announced pre-tax profits of 1.2 billion kroner, or around £110 million, on a turnover of NOK 3 billion (£278 million) for last year. CEO Eirik Welde described the performance as a ‘very good financial result’. He said: ‘We had somewhat lower…
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