The Armon shipyard at Gijon in Spain yesterday launched a new factory stern trawler for Norwegian fishing company Ramoen. Fitting out is now in progress with the ship at the quayside, and it is expected to be delivered this summer.
Designed by Rolls-Royce, the new 75.10 metre Ramoen is a factory stern trawler capable of producing fillets and a wide range of products, with factory offcuts and offal processed as fishmeal and fish oil so that catches are 100% utilised. The factory deck will have a throughout capacity of 90 tonnes per 24 hours.
Ramoen has 1200 cubic metre hold capacity, plus a 450 cubic metre meal hold, with both of them outfitted for palletised cargo storage.
Capable of both demersal and pelagic fishing, this is a highly environmentally friendly fishing vessel, being built to a Rolls-Royce type NVC 372 design in a contract worth £6.50 million.
For optimum economic operation and an environment-friendly profile, Ramoen is being outfitted with an optimised hybrid propulsion system configuration based on operational studies of existing vessels.
Rolls-Royce will supply the design, and the vessel’s main equipment, incorporating many of the newest products from Rolls-Royce, such as the Hybrid Shaft Generator system (HSG).
The new Bergen B33:45 diesel engine will together with Promas integrated rudder and propeller system provide the most fuel efficient propulsion available in the market. Low pressure hydraulic trawl winches are also part of the Rolls-Royce package.
