Norwegian naval architect Skipsteknisk has confirmed two new design contracts for Canadian fishing companies, in addition to an ongoing build due for delivery in 2022.
Qikiqtaaluk Fisheries Corporation (QFC) contracted Skipsteknisk to design Saputi II, a replacement for its current the Saputi which was built in 1987. The 79 metre by 17 metre breadth Saputi II is designed for a carrying capacity of 800 tonnes of shrimp or 1200 tonnes of Greenland halibut.
“It will increase overall harvests and production, reduce overall cost per tonne of finished product and provide more jobs for Nunavummiut,” said Olayuk Akesuk, chairman of the wholly Inuit-owned Qikiqtaaluk Corporation.
“QC and its wholly owned subsidiary QFC have been pioneers in the development of the Nunavut offshore shrimp and turbot fishery and this latest endeavour shows our ongoing commitment to the fishery and maximising benefits to Nunavummiut”.
The QFC contract has been followed by another order as the 100% Inuit-owned Baffin Fisheries has placed an order for an 80 metre, 18 metre beam ST-119 design factory trawler to be built at the Tersan Shipyard,
The Baffin Fisheries trawler will have a fishroom capacity for 1320 tonnes of seafrozen Greenland halibut or 930 tonnes of shrimp. The delivery date is scheduled for February 2024. This is the latest in a series of Skipsteknisk-designed, Tersan-built factory trawlers, which includes a new vessel currently under construction for Clearwater Ocean Prawns.
