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What is AKVA group up to?

3 strategic moves read from public sources, up to 19 Oct 2026.

Scaling land-based RAS Building deep‑water and marine‑engineering package Building an integrated aquaculture platform

Scaling land-based RAS

AKVA appears to be scaling its land‑based recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) business.

Public signs include a capital‑markets presentation targeting land‑based revenue growth to about NOK 1.4 billion in 2027 and NOK 2.5 billion by 2030, the opening of a new RAS office in Trondheim as a headquarters for Norwegian projects, a large EUR 60 million post‑smolt contract in Finnmark, a total‑supplier role for a 20,000‑ton salmon facility in Ningbo, China, evidence that the Ningbo site reached full Stage 1 and 2 capacity, and the CEO’s comment that the recent Yanmar transaction could support land‑based growth.

  1. AKVA presented land‑based operations as a focus area at its capital markets day, targeting growth from NOK 618 million in 2024 land‑based revenue to about NOK 1.4 billion in 2027 and a 2030 ambition of NOK 2.5 billion, alongside margin improvement.

    landbasedaq.no

  2. Nordic Aqua reported that its Ningbo land‑based salmon facility reached full Stage 1 and 2 capacity in Q3 2026, supporting AKVA's role in delivering land‑based RAS systems at meaningful industrial scale.

    placera.se

  3. AKVA Group is described as total supplier for Nordic Aqua's land‑based salmon facility in Ningbo, China, including equipment, design and construction for a facility planned to reach 20,000 tons per year.

    landbasedaq.no

  4. AKVA Group was awarded a large RAS contract by Cermaq Norway for a post‑smolt facility at Sørøya in Finnmark, with an estimated value of at least EUR 60 million and planned capacity for 12 million post‑smolt.

    landbasedaq.no

  5. AKVA Group Land Based opened a new RAS office in Trondheim that will serve as the headquarters for RAS projects in Norway, staffed with RAS technology specialists and linked to teams in Norway, Denmark and Chile.

    landbasedaq.no

  6. AKVA's CEO said the Yanmar transaction could provide growth capital, strengthen AKVA's foothold in Asia, and contribute to the land‑based side of the business where large fish are raised on land.

    intrafish.com

Building deep‑water and marine‑engineering package

AKVA group appears to be consolidating a more complete technology suite for deep‑water farming. The effort combines Nautilus units for deep‑water operation and a growing marine‑engineering team in Bergen.

Public signals include the delivery of 400 Nautilus units and a CEO statement that deep‑water farming is a priority growth area. The Bergen marine‑engineering environment has expanded to 23 staff and is now supporting projects in several countries, reinforcing the broader commercial rollout of these technologies.

  1. AKVA describes how its Bergen marine‑engineering environment grew from two to 23 employees and now delivers technical solutions to aquaculture projects in several countries, including a salmon project in Namibia, and says it will continue building marine‑engineering competence.

    ilaks.no

  2. AKVA’s CEO told AquaNext that deep‑water farming and post‑smolt are priority growth areas, framing deep farming as a lower‑cost alternative to closed systems where site conditions support it.

    fishfarmingexpert.com

  3. AKVA reports having delivered 400 Nautilus units for deep‑water operation and that its customer base has grown beyond early pilot customers over the past two to three years.

    ilaks.no

Building an integrated aquaculture platform

AKVA group appears to be preparing a broader digital intelligence platform that would combine camera technology, precision feeding, AI‑driven decision support, customer‑support flows and integrations. The effort seems aimed at unifying its digital products into a cloud‑based operational platform for both sea‑based and land‑based aquaculture.

Recent hires and public commentary provide the visible signs of this direction: new senior product and engineering roles for Observe, Precision Feeding and Fishtalk, and commentary linking AKVA’s expertise with Yanmar’s industrial technology base.

  1. Industry coverage of the Yanmar transaction emphasizes the combination of AKVA’s aquaculture expertise with Yanmar’s industrial technology base and long‑term ownership perspective as a foundation for further growth and innovation.

    rastechmagazine.com

  2. Yanmar’s justification for the recommended AKVA offer highlights the opportunity to combine complementary technology and global resources to deliver next‑generation integrated, technology‑based solutions for sea‑based and land‑based aquaculture.

    fishfarmingexpert.com

  3. AKVA is creating a new first‑line technical support function for its digital solutions, suggesting preparations for a larger or more standardized digital customer base.

    linkedin.com

  4. AKVA is hiring a Head of Engineering for Fishtalk with responsibility for engineering, Build & Run coordination, AI‑driven decision support, automated feeding, cloud scaling, data models and integrations with Observe, Submerged and Connect.

    linkedin.com

  5. AKVA is hiring a Product Manager for AKVA Observe and next‑generation decision‑support and Precision Feeding solutions, with ownership of roadmap, AI, camera technology, real‑time data, analytics and platform integration.

    linkedin.com

  6. At AquaNext 2026, AKVA positioned its Land Based/RAS offering together with its Digital products, including the AKVA smart camera for modern aquaculture operations.

    akvagroup.com

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