The 83.5m long combined purse seiner/pelagic freezer trawler Nordborg left the Asmar yard in Tulcuahuano, Chile in April to start its maiden voyage home to Klaksvik, Faroe Islands.
The vessel is of Rolls-Royce design type NVC- 355 and is one of the most sophisticated fishing vessels delivered this year.
The new design was developed in close cooperation with the owner Hvalnes P/f in the Faroe Islands. In addition to the design, Rolls-Royce delivered the propulsion plant, auxiliary engines, winches, automation system, thrusters, rudder and steering gear for the vessel.
The vessel is designed for onboard production of herring with a capacity of more than 200 tonnes a day. This vessel will be able to carry 1,200m³ in refrigerated sea water and another 2400m³ in freezing storage. Once the fish are filleted and packed ready for delivery, all residue is used for onboard production of fish oil and fishmeal. The fish oil tank capacity is 160m³ while the fishmeal storage capacity is 1000m³.
The new hull design attends to the increasing demand for fuel saving capabilities combined with good sea keeping characteristics. Limiting the noise onboard the vessel has been an important factor, giving better working environment and comfort for the crew.
The vessel is arranged for fishing herring, mackerel, capelin and blue whiting and is equipped with separate deck equipment for trawling and for purse seining. It will operate mainly on the fishing grounds around the Faroe Island, the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean as well as the maritime zones around Iceland and the Barents Sea.
