Sølvtrans fleet expands

When Sølvtrans in October 2013 took delivery of Ronja Polaris the well boat immediately went in operation. Since then it has been hectic for the vessel which has so far handled at least 60 000 tonnes of fish. As the vessel stayed over in Ålesund in connection with a planned guarantee stay late October this year, Sølvtrans CEO Roger Halsebakk took the opportunity to organize the seremony. -Due to tight market, we never got time to baptize Ronja Polaris when we took delivery of her last fall. Therefore,with great pleasure and pride, we hold this ceremony now, he says. Godmother Anja Halsebakk, daughter of Roger Halsebakk swung the bottle against the hull and wished all happiness to the boat and crew. After a brief ceremony the guests were invited on board. Ronja Polaris is the first ship in Sølvtrans new division of large and top-modern well boats. While Ronja Polaris has carried many loads along the coast of Norway, sister ship Ronja Huon has been built to operate with AGD-processing and transport of fish in Australia. Ronja Huon was baptized few weeks before Ronja Polaris, and will soon head for Australia and Tasmania. Roger Halsebakk does not deny that there are more Sølvtrans boats in the pipeline. - We are very satisfied with entering new markets, but demand in Norway is large and we will therefore focus on the Norwegian market in the future. Ronja Polaris has fullfilled our expectations, as it has proven to be able to handle large quantities of fish in an efficient, animal-friendly and environmentally sound manner, he said.