SEALORD, New Zealand’s largest fishing company, has turned to Norway to help it extend and modernise its fishing fleet.
The company has placed a NOK 400 million plus order for a new factory trawler with Simek, based at Flekkefjord on the southern Norwegian coast. This is Sealord’s first newbuild for more than 20 years.
The 82.90m trawler will be able to process all of Sealord’s target species at sea. Designed by Skipsteknisk, it will be delivered in 2018.
Sealord’s shareholders, Maori owned Moana New Zealand and Japanese company Nippon Suisan Kaisha, said they are committed to part-funding the vessel.
Sealord’s Steve Yung described the backing of the company’s shareholders as ‘a clear demonstration of their . . .