11. November 2021 – Ålesund-based Hydroniq Coolers has been awarded a contract by Larsnes Mek Verksted AS to deliver a hull-integrated seawater cooling system to a new wellboat the yard is building for Norwegian wellboat company Rostein.
The wellboat, NB70, has been designed by Skipskompetanse AS from Måløy, Norway. It will be a sister vessel to both Ro Vision, which in 2020 was delivered as the world’s first hybrid wellboat, and the Ro Venture. Hydroniq Coolers has supplied the company’s Rack seawater cooler to both vessels.
“Both Larsnes Mek and Rostein are highly familiar with our seawater coolers and the advantages of integrating them into the hull. We therefore know very well what is required from us for this project, says Jan Inge Johannesen, sales manager at Hydroniq Coolers.
Hydroniq Coolers will deliver its Rack seawater cooler to the wellboat. This type of marine cooling system is integrated in the hull below the main engine room of the vessel, where it reduces temperatures in the ship’s engines and other auxiliary systems through use of seawater to avoid overheating the engine and other critical systems.
The Rack seawater cooler has proven to be well-suited on-board vessels that operate with large loads and at low speeds, as wellboats do.
“The Rack seawater cooler saves space and reduces energy consumption, which at the end of the day means lower operating costs and CO2 emissions for the wellboat operator,” adds Jan Inge Johannesen.
The newbuild wellboat will be 84.27 metres long, 15.5 metres wide and has a total storage capacity of 3,900 cubic metres. She will be equipped to transport salmon and smolt, primarily.
Hydroniq Coolers will manufacture and assemble the equipment at its headquarter in Aalesund, Norway and deliver it to Larsnes Mek at Larsnes, Møre og Romsdal county. Hydroniq Coolers has not disclosed the value of the contract.
Hydroniq Coolers is owned by Norwegian investment company SMV Invest AS (formerly Sperre Mek. Verksted AS).
