The largest dedicated longliner in the North Atlantic region, the new Geir has been delivered by Vaagland Båtbyggeri and christened in its home port of Ålesund.
Built for HP Holmeset, Geir is a Skipsteknisk ST-156XL design and at 63 metres LOA and with a 13.50 metre beam, it is the largest dedicated longliner in the North Atlantic.
Geir hauls its gear through a moonpool to supply the onboard factory deck designed to produce top-quality cod and haddock for the top of the market.
Designed in close co-operation with the owners, Skipsteknisk’s design team came up with a vessel that has the lowest possible carbon footprint and the latest in hybrid propulsion with battery energy storage and the options of diesel-electric and diesel-mechanic modes.
Accommodation is for a crew of 22.
Geir is latest in a long series of longliners to carry the name, and the third for the company to be designed by Skipsteknisk.
