GROAQUA IS BUILDING THE WORLD’S LARGEST FEED BARGE FOR BAKKAFROST

GroAqua is building the world’s largest feed barge for Bakkafrost. GroAqua and Bakkafrost have signed a historic agreement to build the world’s largest feed barge in terms of feed storage capacity and the number of feed lines.

The feed barge will hold 1,100 tonnes of feed and will have 24 feed lines, allowing for the simultaneous feeding of 24 pens. The barge will be equipped with GroAqua’s newest technology, GroVision, making it automatic and unmanned.

This feed barge is the second of two large feed barges GroAqua is set to build for Bakkafrost at this time.

“We at GroAqua are proud to have made a historic agreement with Bakkafrost to build two large feed barges,” says Ólavur Thomsen, who works on this project for GroAqua. “The project is attracting attention worldwide, as these are ground-breaking feed barges in terms of size and onboard technology,” adds Ólavur Thomsen.

GroAqua in Poland is responsible for building the feed barges and the feed barges are expected to be delivered by next summer.

GroAqua has its headquarters in the Faroe Islands, along with companies in Poland, Scotland, and Norway, employing a total of 100 people.

About Bakkafrost

Bakkafrost is the leading producer of superior quality salmon from the Faroe Islands and Scotland. They offer a wide range of healthy and nutritious salmon products from their own facilities. Bakkafrost is one of the world’s most vertically integrated salmon farming companies. Bakkafrost controls all aspects of production – from feed to finished value added products. This ensures unrivalled traceability and consistent high quality.

About GroAqua

GroAqua’s product range consist of products that work together to offer a full turn-key solution for sea based fish feeding. GroAqua’s sea-based solutions provide numerous benefits, including real-time monitoring, minimal feed waste and continuous water quality monitoring to ensure the wellbeing of the fish.