Síldarvinnslan hf. said its offer for a new freezer trawler owned by Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard was accepted, advancing a fleet-renewal plan that is expected to replace the Blæng.
Onboard facilities include processing equipment, a fishmeal and fish-oil plant, and a 600-cubic-meter fishmeal hold. The vessel will measure 90 meters by 18 meters and have a 6,100-kW engine.
Its freezer hold will measure 2,700 cubic meters, with capacity to freeze about 250 tonnes of fish a day.
Síldarvinnslan said the planned purchase is part of its fleet renewal. The company is working to finalize the purchase agreement, including delivery and technical details, and plans to provide more information after it is signed. The announcement gave no signing date.
