Tersan Shipyard launches Canada’s largest trawler

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Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard has launched NB1117, soon to be named Inuksuk II, a factory freezer stern trawler built for Niqitaq Fisheries in Canada.

Tersan Shipyard NB1117

With a capacity of 1,320 tonnes of frozen-at-sea Greenland halibut or 930 tonnes of shrimp, the new build is expected to become the largest Canadian-owned fishing vessel

Eighty-metre-long Inuksuk II will be the third vessel that Tersan has built for a Canadian customer.

The newbuild is being built and arranged for single and twin trawl operations to catch Greenland halibut and shrimp. It will be outfitted with an advanced onboard factory to process and freeze the catch.

Thanks to its capacity of 1,320 tonnes of frozen-at-sea Greenland halibut or 930 tonnes of shrimp, the vessel is expected to be the largest Canadian-owned fishing vessel. It will be outfitted and equipped for fishing in the North Atlantic and polar areas.

Designed by Norway’s Skipsteknisk and built under the supervision of DNV Class Society, Inuksuk II will accommodate 38 people onboard with spacious living areas and social amenities.

Niqitaq Fisheries is a fully-owned subsidiary of Baffin Fisheries Coalition, which was incorporated in 2001. The company is a leading commercial fishing enterprise in Northern Canada, harvesting more than 10,000 tonnes of Greenland halibut (turbot) and coldwater shrimp annually. Its current fleet consists of three factory fishing vessels, with the new one becoming its fourth and biggest to date.