Seafood processing equipment supplier Carsoe has secured a contract to equip a new vessel being built for New Zealand fishing company Talley’s Group with an onboard multispecies factory.
To-date, Carsoe has been a processing partner for fishing vessels operating in the colder northern hemisphere, so this contract with Talley’s for the Pacific Ocean takes it into new territory.
“We may be new to these waters, but our years of processing knowledge and reliability are inherent in our business. We are very proud to be the chosen partner by one of the oldest New Zealand fishing companies, Talley’s,” Carsoe Group Sales Director Jeppe Christensen said.
Carsoe explained the factory has been designed with a high degree of automation, minimising the need for manual labour, and ensuring better working conditions for the crew with less heavy lifting. The catch is quickly processed and frozen onboard, ready for distribution as fillets and HG.
“Automation makes the processing job easier for the crew,” Warren Harris, Project Manager for Talley’s newbuild said. “When we compared the Carsoe design with others, we saw that Carsoe’s design flowed a lot better. Also, their communication regarding the specifications and our requirements has been second to none.”
The factory is designed to ensure streamlined processing across different species. As a wide variety of species are caught, the factory is optimised to handle and process each product and species efficiently, focusing on the shortest possible processing time from deck to freezer, to maintain the freshness of the fish.
The processed fresh catch is frozen in a high-capacity automatic plate freezer with a short freezing time and a continuous flow of products. It has a capacity of up to 80 tonnes a day. The frozen products are then sent for automatic palletising with an integrated stretch wrapper.
According to Carsoe, this palletising system is ideal for factory trawlers because the stretch film is added during palletising, allowing for quick and efficient storage preparation. The layered wrapping provides additional stability and protection for the catch, ensuring safe storage during bad weather and heavy seas.
With a length of 79 metres and a beam of 15.5 metres, the new vessel will be the largest in the Talley’s fleet. Being named Voyager, it will be built at the Nodosa shipyard in Spain, with delivery scheduled for late 2026.
Carsoe Sales Manager Trond Bjørnøy commented: “We are very excited to embark on a new partnership with Talley’s and to contribute to renewing their fleet of fishing vessels with a modern factory utilising the catch efficiently.”
