Background History

Kilean, our first vessel, purpose built to service our mussel farm on Loch Spelve, Isle of Mull

Built by Nobles of Girvan for Inverlussa; our first step into marine contract work

Built by Nobles of Girvan; acquired when we took over a marine transport operation to deliver fish feed.  She was later sold in 2016.

Built by Macduff Shipyards for Inverlussa; for contract with Meridian Salmon (now Cooke Aquaculture)

Built by Nobles of Girvan for Inverlussa; for 7 year contract with Meridian Salmon (Cooke Aquaculture).  She was later sold to Cooke Aquaculture in March 2020.

Built by Nobles of Girvan; purchased for contract with Grieg Seafood Shetland

Built by Macduff Shipyards for Inverlussa; wind farm support vessel on joint contract with Mainprize Offshore Ltd for Dong Energy at Race Bank wind farm

Built by Macduff Shipyards for Inverlussa; second vessel to support our mussel farm operations

Purchased as a second vessel for fish feed delivery contract. Now involved in aquaculture site services.

Leased to Inverlussa for fish feed contract work.

The latest vessel to join the fleet as a support vessel for fish feed contracts. Now involved in aquaculture site services.

Leased to Inverlussa in January for contract with Cooke Aquaculture

Launched in May, the vessel was designed by Macduff Ship Design and built by Havyard in Norway. The vessel went straight onto a contract with Marine Harvest.

Launched in September, the vessel was designed by Macduff Ship Design and built by Havyard in Norway. The vessel went straight onto a contract with Marine Harvest.

Inverlussa picked up the main 2018 award during a ceremony that took place in May at the Aquaculture UK exhibition in Aviemore.

Launched in January, the vessel was designed by Macduff Ship Design and built by Ferguson Marine in Glasgow. The vessel went straight onto a contract in the Scottish aquaculture sector on the west coast carrying out mooring grid inspections and installations.

Designed and built by Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands. Received in March, she went straight onto a contract in the Scottish aquaculture sector in the Northern Isles carrying out mooring grid inspections and installations.

Aqua Enterprise joined the Inverlussa fleet in October on long term bareboat, she will help increase the site service capacity within the fleet.  

Launched in May 2022, Geraldine Mary was designed and built in Macduff and is a sister ship of Helen Rice. The vessel further increased the companies mooring and site service capacity. She reuses the name of our former Nobles built vessel.

The Aqua Enterprise, which was on a long-term bareboat charter, was purchased by Inverlussa in October 2022 to become a permanent fixture in the fleet.  She was renamed Kathryn Matheson.

Eloise Eslea was designed and built by Nauplius Workboats in the Netherlands and was delivered in November 2022.  She is fitted with a next generation thermo-delousing system and went straight on contract with Scottish Sea Farms.  Eloise Eslea is equipped with dynamic positioning and a battery hybrid system.

Isaac Eslea is a sister ship of Eloise Eslea and was also designed and built by Nauplius Workboats in the Netherlands and was delivered in April 2023.  She is fitted with a next generation Hydro-delousing system and went straight on contract with Cooke Aquaculture Scotland.  Isaac Eslea is equipped with dynamic positioning and a battery hybrid system.

This vessel was purchased from a Norwegian operator, and is a sister ship of the Kathryn Matheson.  Increasing the size of the company's successful fleet of catamarans.

Charlie Knight is currently being built in Norway at Salthammer Batbyggeri, due for delivery in September 2023.  She is a next generation mooring and site service vessel, prepared for Scotland's move to larger infrastructure like 200m pens.