Seigrunn joins the queue to be world’s biggest wellboat When the Frøy Rederi wellboat Gåsø Høvding enters service imminently it will unseat the Ronja Storm as the world’s biggest operating wellboat, as its capacity of 7,500m³ is 50m³ more than that of the Sølvtrans vessel.
Wellboat giant’s profits dented by delays Sølvtrans, the world’s largest wellboat company for the transport of live salmon and trout, is still doing well financially, although delays in new vessel deliveries affected its result in 2019.
Going the distance: smolts successfully transferred to boat through 1km pipe Transferring fish by pipe is not unusual in salmon farming – unless that pipe runs for nearly a kilometre!
Huon for the record book: Storm sets bath benchmark It already holds the record as the world’s biggest wellboat, and now the Ronja Storm has claimed another first for the largest single wellboat bath treatment of salmon.
Long-forecast Storm arrives in Tasmania at last It’s packed with technology, it runs more quietly than a dishwasher, and it’s the biggest of its kind. And finally – seven months behind schedule - the Ronja Storm has arrived in Tasmania.
Ronja Storm nears Tasmania after months of delays After almost seven months of delays, the world’s biggest wellboat, the Ronja Storm, is approaching Tasmania and is expected to arrive on Sunday.
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.
Ronja Storm delivery is delayed by a month Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon Aquaculture will have to wait a few more weeks for the arrival of the world’s biggest wellboat, the Ronja Storm, in its waters.
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.
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.
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 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.