The investments made in next generation onboard processing and handling solutions have enabled shrimp and factory trawler Olympic Prawn to elevate the sustainability of its operations whilst also delivering higher quality products, according to the vessel’s Norwegian owner Olympic Seafood AS.
Olympic Prawn, which was built for Arctic waters, has particularly benefitted from the automated fish processing facilities that are onboard. These were supplied by Optimar AS, also based in Norway.
As well as reducing the products’ so-called “touch points” from freezer to packaging and palletising, these solutions have a freezing capacity of 75 tonnes per day.
“We have been in operation for a year now, and are very pleased,” said Olympic Seafood’s Operations Manager, Jakob Maron Remøy.
“Optimar has been a solid partner throughout the project, from the planning, installation and implementation of our factories. If we needed any small adjustments along the way, the Optimar team handled it,” he said.
Harry Fugledal, Optimar’s Installation Manager, explained that having common understanding is crucial when developing and delivering advanced systems like those onboard Olympic Prawn.
“We had meetings regularly throughout the process to make sure that the progress and end result met the client’s expectations,” he said.
Olympic Prawn was handed over by its builders, the Cemre Shipyard in Turkey, in December 2020. The order was placed as part of Olympic Seafood’s focus on innovation, sustainability and responsible ocean harvesting.
“The crew is just as happy with the automated solutions. They experience less heavy lifting, and less wear and tear. The result is increased health and a safer work environment,” Remøy added.
