VERSATILE COASTAL TRADER FOR NORWEGIAN OWNER

Norwegian shipowner Egil Ulvan Rederi has ordered an extremely versatile new cargo vessel that will combine a coastal trading capability with a role in supplying feed to fish farms in inshore waters, writes David Tinsley. As the largest single investment ever undertaken by the Trondheim-based company, which reaches its centenary this year, the project is also distinguished by a raft of environmentally-protective features.