With the Tersan shipyard ready to hand over new factory trawler Calvert to its Canadian owners, every precaution was taken to comply with Covid-19 restrictions.
Calvert’s crew were flown to Turkey in a chartered aircraft to take delivery of the new trawler, while the ship had also been cleared and evacuated ahead of their arrival to ensure minimum contact.
Both yard and owners made efforts to obtain all the necessary certification, involving Turkey’s Ministries of the Interior, Foreign Affairs and Health, as well as the Canadian authorities and the Canadian consulate.
“We are so pleased and proud to successfully deliver this vessel to Ocean Choice International despite the challenges of Covid-19,” said Mehmet Gazioglu, Managing Director of Tersan, commenting that Calvert is the first vessel delivered to an overseas customer under this kind of legal process during the Covid-19 period.
“Calvert has a special place for us due to her contributions to economic co-operation between Turkey and Canada. We believe this co-operation will continue to increase thanks to being able to add Ocean Choice International to our references. We are very proud to work with Ocean Choice International, which is among the biggest fishing companies of North America and are very proud to be the builder of such a fine vessel. We would like to thank all Tersan team who is dedicated to this project and makes this success achievable for us,” he said as Calvert left the yard for the delivery trip to Newfoundland.
The 74 metre LOA, 16 metre breadth Calvert is a Skipsteknisk designed factory freezer trawler with capacity for both pelagic trawling and demersal twin-rig trawling. Built to operate under extreme conditions, Calvert has a factory deck for comprehensive catch processing at sea. Accommodation is for a crew of 39.
