The partially outfitted hull of the new Faroese pelagic trawler/purse seiner Finnur Friði is expected to be on its way to Denmark from the Karstensen yard in Poland.
The 88-metre, 17-metre breadth pelagic vessel is to be outfitted at the Karstensen yard in Skagen and is expected to dock there early next week following the tow from Poland.
There has been a delay to the construction of the new vessel, which should have been delivered to Skagen in the summer. As a result, the planned delivery date of the completed vessel has been shifted from January to March next year.
Finnur Friði has been ordered by Faroese fishing company Varðin. The design has been completed in-house by the yard’s design tream, in collaboration with the owners. According to the yard, the relationship between Karstensens Skibsværft and Varðin goes all the way back to the 1970s, and the company’s vessels have been regular callers at the Skagen yard for many years.
The overall ship concept has been analysed as part of the design process, taking in the expected operational profile – with fisheries for herring, mackerel, blue whiting and capelin – and Varðin’s stated aim is the fish with the minimum possible emissions of Nox and CO2 per kilo of fish landed.
Finnur Friði is being fitted with a Wärtsilä 31 main engine with a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) unit for emissions abatement, as well as a two-speed gearbox, shaft generator, controllable pitch propeller (CPP) and shaftline. Wärtsilä’s ProTouch propulsion control system provides a comprehensive system of control devices.
