Bakkafrost takes delivery of world’s largest feed barge.
The world’s largest feed barge, Krosssteinur, arrived in Funningsfjørður, Faroe Islands, on Thursday 26 June and is expected to begin operations within days following final testing and regulatory approvals. The 50-metre barge, built in Poland by GroAqua, has a total capacity of around 1,100 tonnes of fish feed and is equipped with 24 feed lines.
Commissioned by Bakkafrost, the barge will serve one of the company’s largest sites and is designed to feed all 24 cages simultaneously. The automated feed and control systems, developed by GroAqua in the Faroe Islands, allow for remote operation from land and are powered entirely by shore electricity to minimise environmental impact.
“With the good experience we have had with the feed barges we have purchased from GroAqua so far, we expect that Krosssteinur will be a good contribution to even better operations at the site in Funningsfjørður,” said Oddvald Olsen, Area Manager at Bakkafrost. “This large feed barge will allow us to plan logistics more efficiently while raising the safety level for both operations and staff.”
GroAqua is currently building three additional barges for Bakkafrost, with two due for delivery later this year and the third in 2026.
“We are pleased with the trust Bakkafrost has shown us by being able to deliver yet another feed barge to their business,” said Ólavur Thomsen, Project Manager at GroAqua. “Together with Bakkafrost and our employees, we have developed a solution we are very proud of. We are constantly working on improvements to the feed barges we build, including practical enhancements in collaboration with on-site fish farmers.”
GroAqua, a Faroese group with more than 100 employees, develops and manufactures aquaculture technology and IT systems. The company operates in the Faroe Islands, Norway, Scotland, Poland and Denmark.