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A flag-raising ceremony was held on 4 February 2021 at the Angliyskaya Naberezhnaya in St. Petersburg on the head large-capacity trawler-processor KMT01 project "Barentsevo More" of the Arkhangelsk Trawl Fleet (ATF, part of the North-West Fishery Consortium).
 
The builder is Vyborg Shipyard (general director Alexander Solovyov). A total of four trawlers of the KMT01 project have been ordered for Vyborg Shipyard.
 
The KMT01 technical design was developed by the Marine Engineering Bureau. The detailed engineering design is by "Forss Marine".
 
The event was attended by Ilya Shestakov, Head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries, Alexander Tsybulsky, Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Alexander Beglov, Governor of St. Petersburg, representatives of St. Petersburg administration, Vyborg Shipyard, vessel owner represented by Arkhangelsk Trawl Fleet Company and other colleagues.
 
After the celebrations, the trawler of the KMT01 project, "Barentsevo more", set out for sea trials.
 
The delivery and acceptance certificate for the lead 86 metre stern freezer trawler-processor KMT01 project "Barentsevo More" (construction number 935) was signed on 8 September 2020.
 
Sergey Nesvetov, Executive Director of the Northwest Fisheries Consortium non-profit partnership, explained in an interview with PortNews TV why the maximum length (86m) was chosen, what technical and technological innovations have been applied to the KMT01 project and how the company's economy will change when the new trawler is taken on board.
 
"In general, there is a trend towards vessel enlargement. On bottom species - cod, haddock, halibut - indeed, smaller vessels were and still are used," explained Sergei Nesvetov. - We can see that Norwegian companies have started to order such large vessels and in general there is a tendency to use large vessels. Here, as in everything in life, there are two sides. A big vessel, of course, is a place for more powerful equipment, a bigger hold, less time lost in discharging... At the same time, such a vessel is definitely more expensive to operate. Therefore, economy will depend on how efficiently it works".
 
The new design uses interesting solutions in electrical equipment automation, and uses a floating frequency onboard network, which saves fuel. "How significant the savings will be, of course, practice will show, but as the manufacturers claim - about 7-8 percent should be expected," said the NWFC executive director.
 
The KMT01 project trawler is equipped with a trawl system of the latest generation (working with a single trawl and with two trawls at the same time), which allows it to catch bottom and pelagic fish species (cod and haddock, as well as sea bass and catfish) and shrimp in various fishing areas.
 
This is a trawler with equipment for the production of frozen products (100 tons), fillets (40 tons), fish oil, fish meal (60 tons) and a cannery (caviar, cod liver, etc., 5 thousand cans), capable of processing up to 160 tons of fish per day.
 
After processing and freezing, the catch is stored in a freezing hold with a capacity of about 2500 cubic meters. Fishmeal is stored in a separate hold with a capacity of 350 cubic meters.
 
The vessel has the following characteristics:
 
Overall length - about 86 m;
Breadth - 17.0 m;
Depth at main deck- 6.75 m;
Depth at trawl deck- 10.1 m;
Maximum stern draft - 8.9 m.
 
Class of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping - KM Ice3 AUT1 (REF) Fishing Vessel.
 
The ice class of the trawler allows it to fish in any latitude of the Northern Basin.
 
Variable frequency 50/60 Hz gives new possibilities:
 
1. The system is designed to be able to use the main engine speed, reduced compared to the standard one, in the trawl operation mode. The main principle is to achieve efficient use of the propeller characteristics at reduced diesel speeds with a higher efficiency of the entire propulsion plant in a limited combinatorial control mode, and thereby save fuel.
 
2. Because in limited combinatorial mode, the main engine speed can only be changed within the limits corresponding to 50Hz and 60Hz at the output of the shaft generator, the shaft generator can remain connected to the main switchboard. The main engine speed and shaft generator frequency will be in the order set on the control stick on the boat's center controls. The limited combiner curve (50-60Hz) will have a minimum engine speed corresponding to 50Hz, while a complete combiner curve may have a minimum engine speed equal to the engine idle speed.
 
3. By allowing this speed change, the entire power system will be affected in several ways. The frequency will change between 60Hz and 50Hz. The output power from the shaft generator will be reduced at a lower voltage. Pumps and fans without frequency converter are rated for 50Hz or 60Hz depending on required speed / pressure for different systems.
 
The keel of the lead vessel of the project KMT01 "Barentsevo more ", construction number 935 was laid down on 31.05.17. Launched on 05.12.18. Put into service on 08.09.20.
The keel of the second vessel "Norvegskoe More", construction number 936 was laid down on 26.01.18. She was launched on 17.05.19.
The keel of the third vessel "Beloe More", construction number 937 was laid down on 25.05.18. Launched on 06.02.20.
The keel of the fourth vessel, "Karskoe More", construction number 938.