Trawl gear to save on fuel
Hampidjan has introduced some new trawl products, aimed at lowering fuel costs, including Dynex warps, made from Dyneema to replace steel wire. It says the new rope is much lighter and Dynex warp 36mm weighs 0.7 kg/m in air compared to 6.0 kg/m for steel wire. For 2×1,800 m the weight is 2.5 tonnes compared to 21.6 tonnes for steel wire.
Hampidjan has introduced some new trawl products, aimed at lowering fuel costs, including Dynex warps, made from Dyneema to replace steel wire. It says the new rope is much lighter and Dynex warp 36mm weighs 0.7 kg/m in air compared to 6.0 kg/m for steel wire. For 2x1,800 m the weight is 2.5 tonnes compared to 21.6 tonnes for steel wire.
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