New Contract to Eidsvik Skipsbyggeri

AS Eidsvik Skipsbyggeri have been selected to build and outfit the newbuild Knester. The vessel is a combined purse seiner and trawler with over all length of 71,1 m.

The Vessel is a NVC-Design developed by Rolls-Royce Marine AS – Ship Technology, Fish (Nordvestconsult), Ålesund. Rolls-Royce is also the supplier of propusion, thrusters, rudder, steering gear and alarm-units. The vessel is a new design developed with focus on optimizing of speed and fuel consumption, and noisereduction for higher comfort for the crew.

Rolls-Royce Marine AS will deliver all drawings and calculations for the vessel, which will have these main dimensions:

Length over all: 71,10 m
Breadth: 14,40 m
RSW capacity: 2000 m³

The hull will be built by a Polish Yard, and will arrive in Uskedalen in September 2006. The completed vessel will be delivered to the Owners in February 2007.

This vessel is the first built for Owners in Austevoll, the \\\'Centre of Pelagic Fisheries in Norway\\\'.