Norwegian fishing company Bluewild’s new trawler Ecofive has been handed over by the Westcon yard and this innovative new vessel has steamed to Ålesund for the last stages of outfitting before it leaves for a trip to test the array of imaginative new systems on board

Even while still under construction, Ecofive had won awards for the innovative thinking that has gone into the 73-metre Ulstein FX101 design of this new factory trawler, developed by the owners in collaboration with Ulstein Design & Solutions. Among these, the concept took the Innovation Award at Nor-Fishing in 2022 and was named Ship of the Year at Nor-Shipping in 2023.