The latest delivery from the Karstensen yard in Skagen is an addition to the Norwegian pelagic fleet.
The 83-metre, 16.20-metre breadth purse seiner-pelagic trawler Hargun has been completed at the yard in Skagen on a hull fabricated by Karstensen’s own yard in Poland. The new vessel was originally slated to be delivered in mid-last year.
Hargun is designed to operate on conventional Norwegian pelagic fisheries, switching between trawling for blue whiting and purse seining for mackerel and herring. Operating company Hargun Havfiske goes back to 1955, whe it was established by Jonn and Rolf Garvik. Today the company is in the hands of the next generation, Jonny Garvik, Gunveig Seim and Rune Garvik, while the third generation of Torgeir Seim and Jonn Garvik are in the new vessel’s wheelhouse.
There are plenty of Norwegian suppliers who have contributed to Hargun’s outfitting, with deck systems from Karmøy Winch deck equipment, Brunvoll bow and stern thrusters and a Brunvoll Volda reduction gearbox driving a 4500mm propeller.
The propulsion configuration is tailored to the operating profile, in which 80% of sea time is spent steaming. As a result, Hargun has a pair of 3600kW main engines. This optimises NOx and CO2 emission levels and fuel consumption, as the vessel is able to operate predominantly on a single main engine, while able to call on full power from both when engaged in fisheries that demand a higher power output.
