Norwegian seafood company Napier has awarded Spain's Freire Shipyard a contract for the construction of a new stun and bleed vessel.
The vessel will be named Tauriko and will be designed by Norwegian naval architecture firm Salt Ship Design. Napier said the vessel will boast similar capabilities as the recently delivered Tauroa but with improvements such as a higher maximum speed and a new unloading system that would help streamline logistics.
The owner added that the new design concept will enable significantly reduced costs per kilogram of fish harvested in the large-scale farming segment.
Tauriko will have the capacity to load and bleed 200 tons of salmon per hour. Her RSW tanks will have a total capacity of 750 tonnes while her processing equipment will be supplied by MMC First Process, Baader and Optimar.
The vessel will also have a length of 85 metres, which make her one of the largest in the Napier fleet.