VESSEL REVIEW | Jarle Berg – Versatile factory seiner to operate in Norwegian coastal waters

Jarle Bergs Sønner, a company owned by fishermen brothers Trond and Børre Berg of Nordland County in northern Norway, has taken delivery of a new purse seiner/seine netter built by local shipyard Larsnes Mek Verksted.

The Skipskompetanse-designed vessel has been named Jarle Berg after the owners' father and is optimised for operation in coastal waters. The newbuild has a length of 50.7 metres (166 feet), a beam of 12 metres (39 feet), and accommodation for 14 crewmembers.

Extensive transport and processing capacities

The vessel is arranged and adapted to the company’s operating requirements and is aimed at seine and spinner fishing. It is also equipped with a factory for fresh fish, combined RSW and live tanks with a total capacity of 499 cubic metres (17,600 cubic feet), and separate space for freezer containers in the cargo hold. The onboard factory was incorporated to augment the owners’ onshore processing facilities in Værøy.

Jarle Berg utilises an optimised hull design and arrangement that has been developed to improve the quality of caught fish. It is also equipped with a take-me-home solution and a battery pack with a total capacity of 1,000 kWh. The use of a hybrid propulsion arrangement satisfies the owners’ requirements for a vessel that generates only minimal emissions.

The main engine is a Yanmar 6EY26WS, which produces 1,920 kW (2,570 hp) and drives a Finnøy propeller and gearbox setup. Also fitted are a Scania DI 1391M auxiliary engine, Scania and Stamford diesel generators, two Brunvoll FU36 side thrusters, a rudder and a steering system from Kongsberg Maritime, and a selective catalytic reduction system.

For fishing and catch handling, the vessel relies on a Cflow vacuum system, a PTG FrioNordica RSW plant, Normex oxygen and ozone systems, and a Green Iceberg slush ice maker. The factory boasts equipment from Latech and Marel.

Out on the deck are various cranes from Storm Cranes, a Seaquest hose reel, purse seine and guide blocks from Brødrene Markussens, Evotec winches, and a Gurskoy gangway.

The wheelhouse electronics include displays from Furuno, a sonar and compass from Simrad, MaxSea and Olex plotters, and a Marport catch monitoring system. Some of the electronics are housed in HG Teknikk consoles.

Full liveaboard facilities for extended operations

The interior fitout features Ulmatec Pyro boiler and heat recovery system, Servi box coolers, Allweiler and Xylem pumps, Sperre and Atlas Copco air compressors, Eltorque actuators, Meson valves, and a Nortronic Novec fixed fire suppression system.

The onboard facilities include cabins, a laundry room, lounges, a galley, and a mess. R&M Ship Interior was responsible for interior design work. The interiors also feature NorSap wheelhouse seats, Rovde wooden panels, Ekornes furniture, SHOK Partners galley equipment, a Copra HVAC, Rørservice underfloor heating, Jets toilets, Libra-Plast doors, Bohamet windows, Servi wipers, and Filtra UV disinfection equipment.

Jarle Berg also has space for an Akva fast rescue boat, which is launched into the water via a dedicated MB Hydraulikk davit. Viking Life-Saving Equipment meanwhile supplied the liferafts.

Jotun paint was used for the exterior surfaces and Servi provided cathodic protection for the hull.