Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard has confirmed the launch of a new freezer stern factory trawler that it has built for Nordbank Hochseefischerei GMBH in Germany, a subsidiary of Parlevliet & Van der Plas.
With the building number NB1108, the vessel is soon to be named Jan Maria. Measuring 88.1 metres in length and 18.3 metres wide, Jan Maria will be outfitted with fully integrated onboard grading, filleting, processing and freezing systems.
The vessel will be capable for triple trawling and outfitted with a shrimp factory, an advanced fillet factory and a fishmeal and fish oil factory plant. Additionally, there will be arrangements for the fully-automatic freezing system for fillet and shrimp.
It is arranged with cargo holds with individual cooling elements. Decks will be made from steel and will be painted with a special anti-skid paint system for safe forklift operations. There will be a transport system for moving palletised products from the processing deck to the cargo holds, with the pallets individually wrapped before transfer.
The launch ceremony at Tersan Shipyard was attended by several Parlevliet & Van der Plas company representatives and guests, and Parlevliet Van Der Plas CEO Diek Parlevliet highlighted the strong relationship that the company has with the shipyard
“Mark and Kirkella which Tersan Shipyard built for Parlevliet Van der Plas Group before, are the best trawlers fishing in Northern Atlantic. We are sure Jan Maria will be a better trawler owing to the latest technologies she has onboard. Thanks to Tersan Shipyard and their team for their cooperation to build our dream vessel”
The Skipsteknisk-designed vessel will have accommodation up to 45 people onboard with spacious and comfortable living places.
With a 7,000 kW Wärtsilä main engine, Jan Maria will be capable for efficiently trawling in icy and arctic waters.
Tersan Shipyard General Manager Mehmet Gazioğlu said, “This project is very important for our shipyard and country because Jan Maria is equipped with the latest technologies, and she represents our strong and future partnership with Parlevliet and Van der Plas family.”
