Rolls-Royce wins order for live fish carrier vessel
The vessel is scheduled for delivery in March 2017
The NVC 387 ship is the third vessel that Rolls-Royce has developed for Sølvtrans. It will be built by the shipbuilding company Kleven at their Myklebust yard in Norway, and the contract with the yard includes an option for a second ship. The previous two vessels of similar design for Sølvtrans were built in Spain.
The live fish carrier has a load capacity of 3200m3, and its three tanks can take in up to approximately 500 tonnes of live fish.
The characteristic bow shape is carefully designed to optimise cargo hold and at the same time minimise resistance in waves and calm water and limit the amount of energy needed, Rolls-Royce said. Thus fuel consumption and environmental footprint are decreased, while at the same time the onboard conditions for people and fish are improved, it added.
