MSP Issue 32

NEWS
Johnson Controls Increases Production Capacity by 25
Percent in Russian Fishing Trawlers
ààDANISH FISH TECH GROUP
One of the largest commercial fishing enterprises Russian Fishing Company
has placed an order for seven new fishing trawlers equipped with CO2
freezing plants from Johnson Controls. The green solution reduces costs for
shipowners and increases production capacity by 25 percent.
and CO2 future-proof the fishing
vessel for political regulations and
ensure long-term costs-savings,”
says John Bilde.
WORLD-LEADING
REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS
Russian Fishery Company orders seven trawlers with CO2 freezing plants from
Johnson Controls enabling increased production capacity by 25 percent.
he first trawler is scheduled
“Tto be built at Tersan Shipyard
in Turkey with expected delivery in
June 2020, while the remaining six
trawlers are ordered from Admiralty
Shipyard in Saint Petersburg,” says
John Bilde, Sales Manager Fishing
Industry at Johnson Controls.
The company’s breakthrough in the
Russian market was made possible
because of the benefits of the CO2
freezing plants.
“CO2 reduces operational costs
compared to other refrigerants like
ammonia or R22. At the same time,
the CO2 freezing plant enables
faster defrosting at a lower temperature
and thereby, increases
the production capacity by 25 percent
and improves the quality of
the fish produced in the freezing
plant,” he explains.
FUTURE-PROOF REFRIGERANT
In addition to increased production
capacity and reduced costs, the
solution enables shipowners to
phase out R22 refrigerant. This is
a requirement for the global fishing
fleet in 2020 according to the
Montreal Protocol.
”Many shipowners have yet to
replace R22 units with green
refrigerants even though ammonia
In 2002, Johnson Controls was
the first company in the world to
design and launch CO2 freezing
plants, and since then the company
has supplied the global fishing
fleet with all kinds of refrigeration
systems.
“The solution is a cascade system
with ammonia at the high-pressure
level and CO2 at the low-pressure
level. This way, shipowners benefit
from an evaporation temperature of
-50°C along with excess pressure in
the plant,” says John Bilde and adds:
“The low evaporation temperature
together with the physical
properties of CO2 enables a
higher freezing capacity, which is
necessary to produce and preserve
tonnes of fish”.
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