The Seigrunn, designed by Salt Ship Design and built by Cemre Shipyard, has a cargo volume of 8,000m³.
Salt Ship Design.
A new wellboat described as the "world's largest live fish carrier" has now been delivered to its new Norwegian owner, Seistar Holding AS, a shipping services company jointly owned by aquaculture services firm Br. Bakke and salmon producer Lerøy Seafood Group.
The boat, the Seigrunn, was designed and developed in collaboration between Norwegian ship design company Salt Ship Design and Cemre Shipyard in Turkey.
"We have proudly sent off the NB77 Seigrunn, the world's largest live fish carrier with an 8,000 m³ capacity, designed in collaboration with Salt Ship Design to meet the growing demand for salmon transport in Norway!" confirmed Cemre Shipyard in a LinkedIn post.
The huge wellboat, which measures 110 meters in length, is equipped with specially designed cylindrical fish tanks to ensure the safe handling of fish, along with a battery-powered propulsion system.
Its 8,000 m³ capacity means it can store more than twice the amount of live fish compared with typical wellboats.
"With a focus on hygiene, environmental sustainability, and quality, Seigrunn sets a new standard for efficiency in fish transportation," Cemre Shipyard stated.
The wellboat, which sails under the Norwegian flag, incorporates processing equipment supplied by MMC First Process, and can accommodate 16 personnel.
The Ronja Storm, built in 2019, has a cargo volume of 7,450 m3.
The Gåsø Høvding, built in 2020, has a cargo volume of 7,500 m3.
According to its manufacturers, the Seigrunn is now the "world's largest live fish carrier", with its enormous capacity of 8,000 m³, making it one of the largest aquaculture service vessels yet constructed.
Its closest rivals in terms of both size and capacity are two other mammoth Norwegian-flagged vessels, the 112-meter Ronja Storm and the 83.2-meter Gåsø Høvding.
The Ronja Storm, which is owned and operated by Sølvtrans, has a capacity of 7,450 m³. It was built by Cemre Shipyard in Turkey and Havyard Shipyard in Norway, and completed in 2019. The Ronja Storm is now operating in Tasmania, having begun a 10-year contract there in 2020, according to Baird Maritime.
Built one year later at Sefine Shipyard in Turkey, the Gåsø Høvding has a capacity of 7,500 m³, or around 1,200 tonnes of fish, and was until now considered the world's largest wellboat. The Gåsø Høvding is owned by aquaculture services specialist Frøy Group and operates in Norwegian waters.