New service vessel for Trident Aqua Services

The Norwegian company Trident Aqua Services—the new group established through the merger of leading maritime service providers AquaShip, Intership and FSV Group—has announced that it has contracted the construction of a new 20-meter service vessel at Sletta Verft, a shipyard located in the municipality of Aure, in Møre og Romsdal, and one of Norway's leading shipyards for the construction of workboats for the aquaculture industry.

In the announcement, Trident Aqua Services said that its goal with this new construction is to strengthen its fleet, while continuing to develop a vessel concept that has already proven its worth in operation. The new vessel will be the fourth in the same series and continues a concept with which the Norwegian company has gained solid experience through previous deliveries.

"This is about more than just a new vessel"

Designed by Solstrand Trading and developed for a wide range of tasks, including service, support, transport and towing operations, the vessel will combine operational flexibility with more energy-efficient solutions.

With an optimized hull design, it features electric propulsion technology and a 1,500 kWh battery pack, and will have a deck cargo capacity of 100 tonnes and a bollard pull of 15 tonnes.

"For us, this is about more than just a new vessel," said Arild Aasmyr, CEO of Trident Aqua Services, appointed in May last year, following the merger. "It is about continuing to build on solutions we know work well in practice. When we find a concept that gives us the right capacity, high flexibility and strong operational performance over time, it is natural for us to keep developing it further. That creates value both for us and for our customers," he added.

This 20-meter service vessel will be another addition to a growing fleet, the eighteenth vessel that Trident Aqua Services has built at Sletta Verft, and, as mentioned, the fourth in the same series of design and concept as Multi Storfjord, Multi Challenger, and Multi Frontier.

In August 2025, the company announced that it had ordered two new hybrid vessels from the Basque shipyard, Zamakona, adding to the five others already under construction; and, more recently, in February, its 93-meter live fish carrier Inter Alba—designed by Salt Ship Design AS and delivered from Sefine Shipyard in December 2025—entered service and successfully completed its first period of work, performing combined freshwater and FLS treatment for Mowi Scotland.

"Building on solutions we believe in"

Commenting on the contract, the Norwegian-based global maritime shipping company said that it reflects a long-term approach to fleet development, where experience, standardization, and operational needs are closely aligned.

"We will continue to invest in modern vessels that strengthen our delivery capacity and meet our customers' needs. This newbuild is a good example of how we continue to develop the company, building on solutions we believe in," Aasmyr stated.

Trident Aqua Services also emphasized that the collaboration with Sletta Verft is based on many years of trust and repeated deliveries, and both parties highlighted the value of continuing with a concept they know well.

"We are very pleased that Trident Aqua Services has once again chosen to build with us. When we get to build several vessels in the same series, we are also able to further develop both the solutions and the collaboration along the way. That leads to good processes and good vessels," said Kåre Sletta, Managing Director of Sletta Verft.

"At the same time, we are pleased to have strong partners on board, such as Solstrand Trading for design and Frydenbø Elmarin for the battery and electrical installation, together with other suppliers delivering at a world-class level," he added.