Norwegian wellboat operator Napier has contracted the Freire yard in Vigo to build the next addition to its fleet

New harvest vessel Tauriko is designed to significantly bring down the cost per kilo of delivering slaughtered salmon on a large scale. It will have capacity to load and bleed 200 tonnes of salmon per hour and to hold up to 750 tonnes in its RSW tanks. Achieving a top service speed of 18 knots is also part of the design brief, enabling cargos to be delivered fast. It will be outfitted with a new unloading system, expected to substantially reduce unloading and cleaning time.