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Wellboat giant Sølvtrans signs £85m deal for fish handling systems

Wellboat giant Sølvtrans signs £85m deal for fish handling systems

The world’s biggest wellboat operator, Sølvtrans, has selected Norwegian company MMC First Process as the supplier of live fish handling systems for its future vessels.

Fourth wellboat contract in a row for Hydroniq Coolers

Fourth wellboat contract in a row for Hydroniq Coolers

Norwegian shipbuilder Myklebust Verft has awarded Ålesund-based Hydroniq Coolers a contract to deliver the company’s hull-integrated seawater cooling system to the fourth wellboat in a row the yard is building for Sølvtrans.

Sølvtrans signs up for two more wellboats

Sølvtrans signs up for two more wellboats

The world’s biggest operator, Sølvtrans, today announced that it had contracted Norway’s Aas Mekaniske Verksted (Aas Mechanical Workshop) shipyard to build two new vessels.

Sølvtrans to spend £647m on 20 new wellboats

Sølvtrans to spend £647m on 20 new wellboats

The world’s biggest wellboat operator, Sølvtrans, plans to have 20 ships built over the next five years at a price tag of around NOK 8 billion (£647m).

On-land salmon farmer names new finance chief

On-land salmon farmer names new finance chief

Salmon Evolution, which is developing a 36,000-tonne on-land salmon farm in Norway, has appointed Trond Håkon Schaug-Pettersen as chief financial officer.

Three is the magic number for Hydroniq

Three is the magic number for Hydroniq

A shipping industry supplier is celebrating after securing an order for equipment for three wellboats.

Wellboat giant’s profits dented by delays

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.

Fundraise triggers change at the top for Salmon Evolution

Fundraise triggers change at the top for Salmon Evolution

Salmon Evolution, which is developing a 36,000-tonne on-land salmon farm in Norway, has announced an executive reshuffle following a move by Sølvtrans chief Roger Halsebakk to become its largest shareholder.

Sølvtrans chief buys into on-land salmon farm project

Sølvtrans chief buys into on-land salmon farm project

Roger Halsebakk, the founder of wellboat company Sølvtrans, has become the largest shareholder of Norwegian on-land salmon farm developer Salmon Evolution.

Long-forecast Storm arrives in Tasmania at last

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

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.

SSC executive Cox baptises Scotland-specific wellboat

SSC executive Cox baptises Scotland-specific wellboat

A wellboat specifically adapted for operations in Scotland will soon start work for the Scottish Salmon Company after being baptised by the vessel’s “godmother”, SSC’s communications and new business development director, Su Cox, in Ålesund, Norway on Saturday.

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.

Ronja Storm delivery is delayed by a month

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.