A 33,000 tonnes marine giant designed to help re-shape the future of salmon farming is due to arrive in Norway in the next few days after a two month long sea journey, taking it almost three quarters of the way around the world.Built in China, Havfarm 1 is one of two monster sized vessels ordered by the pioneering aquaculture company Nordlaks (North Salmon) in what will become the biggest development in offshore fish farming for some years. A construction timetable for Havfarm-2 has yet to be decided.Her estimated arrival in her home base of Hdasel in northern Norway is Sunday, June 13th where work will begin on preparing it to start production. It is being transported on the BOKA Vanguard, a semi-submersible heavy lift ship which normally transports oil and gas rigs. The voyage took it across the Pacific, around Cape Town, in between the Canary islands and up to Norway through the North Sea between Britain and the Netherlands.
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