The Tersan shipyard has floated off the partially outfitted hull of freezer trawler Gadus. The Skipsteknisk-designed factory trawler is being built for Faroese fishing company JFK.
This is an 81 metre, 18.30-metre breadth factory trawler designed to operate as a multi-rigger with four trawl winches. Delivery is scheduled for the end of this year.
Gadus is being fitted with a factory deck with processing lines for shrimp, fillet production, and fishmeal and fish oil production, as well as options for freezing pelagic catches on board.
It will have accommodation for a crew of up to 43 in high-standard living areas.
‘We are pleased and proud to have the chance to work with JFK for this significant project,’ said Osman Nurettin Paksu, chairman of the Tersan board.
‘The inception of this project coincided with the beginning of the covid pandemic and for this reason, Gadus has a special importance for us.’
