The Intership de Hareid wellboat shipping company has taken delivery of the first of its two new buildings at Zamakona Yards Bilbao. Inter Atlantic is designed by NSK Ship Design and has a loading capacity of 2200 cubic meters and is bnr. 802 of the court.

Inter Atlantic is designed with a focus on fish handling, fish welfare and biosecurity. The ship has installed a large freshwater production facility. The production of fresh water from sea water is done by reverse osmosis, with a production capacity of 5,000 m³ fresh water within 24 hours.

FRESHWATER TREATMENT
Since 2016, Intership has led the development of freshwater treatment for head lice and AGD (amoebic gill disease) using reverse osmosis. Over the past six years, the company has gained extensive operational experience in the production and treatment of fresh water. The experience is then used to actively develop and improve existing and planned systems. The result is a reverse osmosis system specifically designed for well boats that provides a highly effective, affordable and environmentally friendly method of treating farmed fish for lice and AGD. Inter Atlantic directly enters a permanent contract for a large breeding company in Scotland and then travels to Canada.

THREE NEW BUILDINGS
– Freshwater treatment is probably one of the gentlest treatment methods, and it is with great pleasure that we take delivery of another new building with our state-of-the-art facility for the production and treatment of salmon with fresh water. We have three other wellboats under construction with similar or greater capabilities, explains Ole Peter Brandal, Managing Director of Intership. Intership was established in 2014 and has experienced solid growth since its inception. The company offers a modern fleet with innovative technology for sustainable fish handling, processing and transportation. After taking over the new builds of Zamakona and Sefine, Intership’s total fleet capacity will be approximately 26,200 cubic meters spread over eleven wellships, and with this build program will be one of the major wellboat shipping companies. The ships operate in Norway, Chile, Scotland and the east and west coasts of Canada.

CLASS
Inter Atlantic is classified in DNV with the notation 1A E0 TMON(oil lubricated) ER(SCR). The boat sails under the Norwegian flag and has Ålesund as its port of registry.

MACHINERY
The boat is fitted with a Caterpillar type 6M25E main engine. The same supplier also supplied three generators, two main generators of type C32 and 3512 C and a standby generator of type C9.3. The gear and propeller systems are from Finnøy Gear & Propeller, while the rudder system is supplied by Kongsberg Maritime. Schottel supplied two STT 002 FP type thrusters, while the engine room ventilation system is from Teknotherm Marine.

VARIOUS
The deck equipment is supplied by Evotec and the fish handling system by MMC First Process. The RSW plant is a delivery from PTG Frionordica and the reverse osmosis plant comes from Peter Taboada. HL Skjong supplied the washing equipment, while the doors are from Libra-Plast and the ventilation from Teknotherm Marine. Shipmed supplied medical equipment, Eltorque remote controlled valves, CSD Sealing Systems cable and pipe transits and Alu Design & Servcies wheelhouse chairs. Seelution contributed to the quality control of the solutions, to the documentation and to the monitoring of the site on behalf of the shipping company.