{"id":104554,"date":"2026-06-10T12:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/104554\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T12:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:14:10","slug":"torvgjogv-faroe-islands-owner-acquires-feed-barge-with-ai-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/104554\/","title":{"rendered":"Torvgjogv \u2013 Faroe Islands owner acquires feed barge with AI systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAs the vessel operates as a fixed installation, development efforts were focused on feeding performance, automation, reliability, and operational efficiency rather than propulsion technologies,\u201d GroAqua told Baird Maritime.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel is powered primarily through a 3kV shore power connection. To ensure uninterrupted operation, the electrical system incorporates three backup generators consisting of two 400kVA units and one 150kVA unit.<\/p>\n<p>The onboard monitoring system includes cameras that cover the deck, the engine room, the silo room, and individual feed silos. All feeding operations can be controlled remotely, while vessel systems can be monitored from shore-based locations.<\/p>\n<p>Torvgj\u00f3gv is equipped with a Palfinger Marine crane rated at 33 tonne-metres to support maintenance activities, equipment replacement, and operational logistics throughout the vessel&#8217;s service life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe vessel&#8217;s deck layout was designed to maximise working space, providing operators with safe and efficient access to equipment and service areas,\u201d GroAqua said. \u201cThe large open deck area also supports flexibility for future operational requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The builder remarked that a key feature of the design is the abundance of available working space throughout the vessel. Combined with the centralised silo arrangement, this allows excellent accessibility for maintenance activities and improves overall operational safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe practical layout reduces congestion around equipment and provides operators with a more efficient working environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although unmanned during normal operation, the vessel is regularly accessed by farm personnel and is equipped with welfare facilities including a kitchen area, toilet facilities, and service spaces. The barge is also prepared for shore power operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cAs the vessel operates as a fixed installation, development efforts were focused on feeding performance, automation, reliability, and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104555,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4],"tags":[6082,71,43,53329,182,53331,53330],"class_list":["post-104554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-faroe-islands","tag-bakkafrost","tag-europe","tag-faroe-islands","tag-groaqua","tag-poland","tag-rina","tag-torvgjogv-vessel"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116725761184892754","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}