Havyard has signed a contract with Norsk Fisketransport AS (NFT) for the building of another Havyard 587 live fish carrier. NFT is owned by NTS ASA, whose principal owners are Torghatten, Namsos Invest and Amble Invest.

The vessel will be built at Havyard Ship Technology's shipyard in Leirvik in Sogn. The contract is worth just over NOK300m, and delivery is scheduled for April 2017, with an option for one more vessel that may be delivered Q1 2018, depending on when the option is exercised. Havyard Design & Solutions will design the vessel and deliver the bridge, automation and electrical engineering, Havyard MMC AS will deliver a big fish handling equipment package, and Norwegian Electric Systems will deliver electrical panels, electric engines etc.