Production Capacity is Restored After Successful Repairs and Safety Enhancements
Northline Seafoods at Bristol Bay is back to full operations onboard their freezer barge, the Hannah, after an electrical fire under one of its three spiral freezers slowed production capacity earlier this season.
A July 17 press release said: “Due to the hard work and continued efforts of Northline engineers and our freezer manufacturers, all three spiral freezers are now operational.”
In the last week, production onboard the Hannah has ramped up to include a period where more than 1million pounds of sockeye were purchased, frozen, and boxed in 48 hours.
Production capacity onboard the Hannah will continue to increase as Northline’s engineering team works through the systems, the company said
“It is important that we communicate to our fleet and our partners that we are learning from the mechanical challenges so that we may come in even stronger and more competitive next year,” said Ben Blakey, Northline Seafoods CEO.
Northline Seafoods is currently buying salmon in the Nushagak, Naknek, and Ugashik districts and will be a late-season buyer, operating until August 10th or later.
