What FSV Group does

Trident Aqua Services (the operating brand of FSV Group) is a specialized aquaculture maritime services company formed through the merger of three predecessor firms, headquartered in Kristiansund, Norway. The company owns and operates a fleet of more than 60 vessels spanning five service segments — live fish carriers, harvest vessels, fish feed carriers, premium service vessels, and utility vessels — supporting salmon and fish farming operators in Norway, Chile, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, and the Faroe Islands. Its core technology is industrial rather than software-driven: the fleet includes flagship assets such as the 93-meter battery-hybrid wellboat Inter Alba (delivered December 2025 and operating for Mowi Scotland with combined freshwater and freshwater-lice-salinity treatment capability) and the harvest vessel FSV Scotia (delivered in 2025), signaling investment in energy-efficient, large-scale vessel design.

The company generates revenue through managed-services contracts with aquaculture operators, providing mission-critical vessel capacity and operational crews for live fish transport, harvesting, feed delivery, and auxiliary services. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, with no disclosed pricing, no public listing, and no public funding rounds; ownership appears to be private. The customer base is concentrated in the salmon farming industry, which is itself oligopolistic, and the only explicitly named customer in available sources is Mowi Scotland. Trident positions its value proposition around fish welfare, biosecurity, and sustainability, with fish welfare, integrity, and commitment articulated as its three core values. Data on headcount, revenue, pricing, and ownership structure is not disclosed in the source material.

Name

FSV Group

Legal name

Trident Aqua Services

Website

https://fsvgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trident Aqua Services (FSV Group) operates a 60+ vessel fleet providing aquaculture maritime services — live fish carriers, harvest, feed, and utility vessels — to salmon farmers across Norway, Chile, the UK, Ireland, Canada, and the Faroe Islands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aquaculture Vessel Services

NAICS

Aquaculture (1125)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Aquaculture & Fish-Farm Service Vessels (Feed, Wellboats, Harvest Support) (IMAJADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Offshore & Open-Ocean Aquaculture (AFAEAAAH), Aquaculture & Fish Health Services (AFAEANAE), Aquaculture Harvest, Processing & Packing (Farmed Finfish/Shellfish; On-Farm Plants) (AFANADAL)

Keywords

• Aquaculture vessel services
• Live fish transport
• Salmon harvesting services
• Fish farming support
• Maritime aquaculture logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Molde

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Aquaculture Vessel Services: Provides sustainable and mission-critical maritime services to the aquaculture industry including live fish transport, harvest operations, fish feed delivery, and premium service vessel operations. Revenue generated through long-term service contracts with aquaculture operators.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

FSV Group operates a fleet of specialized aquaculture vessels serving the fish farming industry. The company delivers live fish carriers, harvest vessels, fish feed carriers, premium service vessels, and utility vessels to support salmon and other aquaculture operations across maritime farming regions.

Product overview

Trident Aqua Services operates as a full-service aquaculture fleet company offering a unified fleet platform consisting of 60+ vessels across multiple segments: live fish carriers, harvest vessels, fish feed carriers, premium service vessels, and utility vessels. The fleet provides sustainable and mission-critical services to the aquaculture industry, with recent flagship products including the battery-hybrid wellboat Inter Alba (93-meter live fish carrier with freshwater and FLS treatment capabilities) and the harvest vessel FSV Scotia. The company operates globally across Norway, Chile, UK, Ireland, Canada, and the Faroe Islands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Fish Carriers

Quantifiable outcome

• Scotland's largest wellboat - 93-meter Inter Alba successfully performing combined freshwater and FLS treatment operations

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Wärtsilä: Global marine technology and engine supplier with significant Norwegian operations and customers across aquaculture, offshore, and merchant shipping. Adjacent to Trident as an equipment and propulsion technology provider, particularly relevant given Trident's battery-hybrid vessel investments.
• Kongsberg Maritime: Norwegian maritime technology provider supplying automation, propulsion, and vessel systems to aquaculture, offshore, and merchant shipping. Adjacent to Trident as a key supplier of vessel technology and as a partner for hybrid/battery propulsion systems on vessels like Inter Alba.

Broad incumbents

• Stolt-Nielsen: Norwegian-rooted global maritime services group operating tankers, terminals, and fish farming (Stolt Sea Farm). Comparable to Trident as a broad maritime services incumbent with an aquaculture subsidiary (Stolt Sea Farm), though its core business is in chemical and product tankers rather than dedicated aquaculture vessel services.

Direct peers

• Akva Group: Norwegian aquaculture technology and service provider offering fish farming equipment, feeding systems, and operational services including vessel operations. Comparable to Trident in serving salmon and aquaculture operators globally, with overlapping customer base and complementary (rather than purely competing) service portfolio.
• Sølvtrans Rederi: Norwegian-headquartered operator of wellboats and live fish carriers serving the global Atlantic salmon aquaculture industry. Direct competitor to Trident with overlapping vessel segments (live fish carriers, harvest vessels) and similar geographic footprint across Norway, Chile, Scotland, and Canada.
• NTS ASA: Norwegian aquaculture services group providing wellboats, live fish carriers, smolt operations, and harvesting services. Closely comparable to Trident in vessel segments, Norwegian roots, and salmon aquaculture customer base, though smaller in fleet scale.

Regional players

• Brødrene Aa: Norwegian shipbuilder specializing in fast, lightweight vessels in carbon fiber and aluminum for aquaculture, offshore wind, and passenger transport. Comparable to Trident in the Norwegian aquaculture vessel ecosystem, but as a builder rather than operator, with primary focus on express catamarans and service vessels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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