A contract with Hydroniq Coolers has been placed to deliver marine seawater cooling to a new trawler under construction for Nergård Havfiske.
Vard’s newbuild 930 will be the third highly advanced trawler designed and built by Nergård Havfiske in under four years. Hydroniq Coolers has also supplied the marine cooling system to the two previous vessels.
The 80.40-metre vessel has been developed by VARD in close co-operation with the customer, with a common objective of developing an advanced trawler with all latest available technology on board.
Hydroniq Coolers will supply its Rack seawater cooling system to the new vessel. This type of marine cooling system is integrated in the hull below the main engine room of the vessel, where it reduces temperatures in the ship’s engines and other auxiliary systems through use of seawater – without taking up valuable engine room space.
‘Our hull-integrated marine cooling system is a space and energy efficient solution that VARD, Nergård Havfiske and its crew are familiar with this,’ said Magnar Kvalheim, sales manager at Hydroniq Coolers.
The Rack system is designed to increase intervals between each clean and reduce cleaning time when cleaning is necessary. It does not require dry-docking for maintenance and cleaning as the coolers can be extracted from below the engine room, even while at sea.
‘Our Rack seawater cooler is highly energy efficient with low maintenance requirements, thereby keeping emissions to air and operating costs as low as possible. We believe this is a good fit for the trawler’s technological and environmental profile,’ Magnar Kvalheim added.
