Vard wins $67 mil contract to build stern trawler

SINGAPORE (Apr 10): Vard Holdings, the shipbuilder of specialised vessels, has secured a new contract for the design and construction of one stern trawler for up to NOK 400 million ($67.4 million).

The buyer is Havfisk, Norway's largest trawler company with a fleet of 10 vessels. Its primary catch are cod, haddock and saithe fishing.

The new vessel is of Vard 8 02 design. With a length of 80 meters and a beam of 17 meters, the trawler features an advanced fish factory, two separate cargo holds for refrigerated and frozen fish, and a freezing capacity of 80 tons per 24 hours.

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