Frame agreement to see wellboats equipped with cooling systems

Wellboat operator Sølvtrans recently entered into a frame agreement with Hydroniq Coolers, which oversees Hydroniq becoming Sølvtrans' preferred supplier of cooling systems.

Hydroniq will be supplying Sølvtrans with its main cooling system as well as separate seawater coolers and spare parts, to equip future newbuild vessels. Orders for equipment can be conducted by Sølvtrans, a shipyard, or whichever company is nominated to place the purchase order.

"It requires a lot to become listed on what we internally call the 'Sølvtrans preferred suppliers list'," Andrew Tarberg, procurement manager at Sølvtrans, explains. "Hydroniq Coolers definitely had to earn its right to qualify as preferred supplier to Sølvtrans. We have over several years become well acquainted with Hydroniq Coolers' technology and ability to deliver. Hence, it makes sense for both parties to enter into this frame agreement."

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Hans Robert Almestad, Hydroniq Coolers

More recent years have seen Hydroniq deliver its hull-integrated 'Rack' marine cooling system to several of Sølvtrans' wellboats and vessels that shipyards Myklebust Verft and Aas Mekaniske Verksted are in the process of building for Sølvtrans. The cooling system in question is integrated in the hull below the vessel's main engine room, to reduce temperatures of the engines and other auxiliary systems.

The Rack seawater cooler has been increasingly adopted by a number of shipowners globally due to its space advantage and has proved incredibly useful for vessels operating with large loads and low speeds which includes wellboats. It is also highly energy efficient and can be easily cleaned by the vessel crew.

"Sølvtrans is the world's biggest wellboat operator, with a highly ambitions newbuilding programme. They focus on sustainable solutions and future-oriented technologies that ensure optimal logistics and fish welfare. To be chosen as their main supplier of seawater coolers is a major declaration of trust and we consider it as an important seal of approval," concludes Hans Robert Almestad, vice president sales and marketing at Hydroniq Coolers.

For more information on Hydroniq Coolers visit their website, HERE.

For more information on Sølvtrans visit their website, HERE.