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World’s biggest wellboat handed over to Sølvtrans

World’s biggest wellboat handed over to Sølvtrans

The Ronja Storm, currently the world’s largest wellboat, has been formally handed over from Norway’s Havyard Ship Technology to Sølvtrans, the world’s biggest wellboat company.

Huon: We'll go from 19,000 tonnes to 30,000t by 2021

Huon: We'll go from 19,000 tonnes to 30,000t by 2021

Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon expects to almost double production capacity within the next three to five years, chairman Neil Kearney has told shareholders at the firm’s annual general meeting.

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Tasmanian salmon under microscope after Australian listeria deaths

Tasmanian salmon under microscope after Australian listeria deaths

Tasmanian salmon producers have emphasised the stringency of their food production safety procedures in the wake of a fatal listeria outbreak in Australia.

Huon bids to cut time at sea with 1kg nursery salmon

Huon bids to cut time at sea with 1kg nursery salmon

Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon Aquaculture has achieved weights of more than 1kg for fish grown at its Aus$43.7 million (£24.4m) Whale Point on-land nursery, it said in a market update today.

Huon reports 99.9% survival of first salmon from nursery

Huon reports 99.9% survival of first salmon from nursery

Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon Aquaculture has reported a first-week post-transfer survival rate of more than 99.9% for post-smolts on-grown at its Aus$43.7 million (£24.4m) Whale Point facility, Australia’s first onshore salmon nursery.

Come aboard the world’s largest wellboat

Come aboard the world’s largest wellboat

As the world’s largest wellboat, the Ronja Storm will not be just a few metres or tonnes larger than the current holder of the title. It defines its very own weight and equipment class. See picture gallery at the very bottom of the article.

Warm water and jellyfish wipe millions off Huon’s 2019 earnings

Warm water and jellyfish wipe millions off Huon’s 2019 earnings

Biological problems have caused Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon to slash its earnings forecast from between Australian $64 million and $68m to between $50m and $55m for its 2019 financial year.

Salmon veteran Whyte named feed plant boss

Salmon veteran Whyte named feed plant boss

BioMar has appointed experienced aquaculture industry executive David Whyte as managing director of its under-construction fish feed plant in Tasmania.

Huon profits stung by jellyfish

Huon profits stung by jellyfish

Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon Aquaculture Group has reported a fall in revenue, profit and harvest volume for the last six months of 2018 – the first half of the company’s financial year - because of deteriorating environmental conditions, and in particular a jellyfish bloom.

Hull of a sight: Ronja Storm arrives in Norway for fit-out

Hull of a sight: Ronja Storm arrives in Norway for fit-out

The hull of the Ronja Storm, which is destined to become the world’s biggest wellboat, has arrived at the Havyard shipyard in Norway for fitting out after construction in Turkey.

Huon opts for bigger smolts to make better use of sites

Huon opts for bigger smolts to make better use of sites

Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon has transferred 300,000 fingerlings to its new Whale Point nursery as part of a policy to grow larger smolts.

World’s biggest wellboat launched in Turkey

World’s biggest wellboat launched in Turkey

The world’s largest wellboat, the Ronja Storm, has been launched at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey.

World’s biggest wellboat on track for 2019 delivery

World’s biggest wellboat on track for 2019 delivery

Construction of Sølvtrans’ forthcoming vessel Ronja Storm, which will be the world’s largest wellboat, is proceeding as planned, according to Norwegian ship builder Havyard.

Tasmanian salmon farmers urged to be less secretive

Tasmanian salmon farmers urged to be less secretive

The head of Tasmania’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA), Wes Ford, has called for greater transparency from the state’s salmon farmers after it was revealed that 120,000 fish escaped from a Huon Aquaculture farm in storms in May.