When the research vessel Kafari BA was launched in Njarðvík last March, the protection from Hripa was applied to certain areas below the sea line on both sides of the boat and it will be interesting to see how it works there compared to normal bottom paint.

Hripa has applied for an international patent for the epiphyte protection and various further studies are currently underway on the effectiveness of the epiphyte protection, as well as harmlessness towards fish and other marine life in collaboration with other parties in Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

Sjótækni places great emphasis on minimizing the environmental impact of its operations and that the materials and products used by the company have the least possible environmental impact. It is therefore very positive and in accordance with Sjótækni's environmental policy to assist in the development of environmentally friendly protection, which is much needed.

Valur is a powerful workboat that can service the aquaculture facilities and work on the installation of new pens and their attachments as well as various other projects that Sjótækni deals with. The work boat is a Catamaran NABCAT 1510 DD from Moen Marin in Norway and is 15 m long and 10 m wide. The work boat is double-hulled and equipped with powerful engines as well as cranes and equipment for setting up and stretching system mounts for docks. There are good facilities for the crew on board and the crew did well in this first voyage of the boat from Djúpivogur to the Westman Islands. The plan is to sail the boat to Reykjavík and from there west to Tálknafjörður as soon as the weather allows. As soon as Valur comes west, he goes on a project in Dýrafjörður for Arctic fish.

Kafari BA was built in Seyðisfjörður in 1979 and served as a ferry between Árskógsströnd and Hrísey in the beginning, but since 2008 it has been registered as a research vessel and has been used in various projects at Sjótækni such as diving, laying submarine cables and monitoring pipelines at sea for various purposes all over the country.

Kafari BA was launched in Njarðvík this morning, March 4, after the repairs and will go straight to projects that await him. Another great news is that Sjótækni's new boat, Valur, which is built in Norway, was also coming out of a shipyard in Norway and was put on board a cargo ship this morning that will transport it to Iceland.

Sjótækni is an ocean-going contractor that performs installation, monitoring, maintenance and service of various structures in sea and water for companies, institutions and municipalities as well as operating powerful diving services. The company serves both large and small buyers for various projects throughout the country and abroad, depending on the buyers' needs. Construction is related to, among other things, aquaculture, underwater pipelines, structures in sea and water, shipping services, power plants and heavy industry. The company manufactures boats, work ships, barges, service vehicles and a lot of specialized equipment, such as sea and water measuring equipment of the most advanced type. Sjótækni ehf. has headquarters in Tálknafjörður.

Sjótækni is located in Hafnarhúsið in Tálknafjörður and improvements have been made so that the building can better accommodate the company's operations and equipment. An important investment in Sjótækni is ahead, as agreements have been concluded for the construction of the company's new workboat in Norway. This is a powerful workboat that can provide services to the aquaculture facilities and work on the installation of new pens and their attachments, as well as various other projects that Sjótækni deals with. The work boat is a Catamaran NABCAT 1510 DD from Moen Marin in Norway and is 15 m long and 10 m wide. The work boat is double-hulled and equipped with powerful engines as well as cranes and equipment for setting up and stretching system mounts for docks. There will be good facilities for the crew on board and the boat will facilitate all work at Sjótækni for the fish farming companies. The boat is expected to arrive in Iceland in March 2021 and we look forward to tackling future projects with anticipation.

With these agreements, Sjótækni with the aquaculture companies Arnarlax and Arctic fish continues the good co-operation that the companies have had for years.

You can read more about the signing in a news article on BB's website

http://www.bb.is/2020/12/arctic-fish-og-arnarlax-gera-thjonustusamning-vid-sjotaekni/

This autumn, Sjótækni's employees worked on laying pipelines in the harbor at Bíldudalur in connection with Arnarlax's operations. The work was complex and multifaceted, including the need to weld the pipes together, put weights on them to sink the pipes and then put everything in place. When the pipes were finished at the pier, the pipes then had to be brought through the steel wall that is being driven down and fastened. During the work, various tools and equipment, excavators and cranes were used as well as divers and welders and the boat Kafari BA, which is useful in such projects.