The Icelandic fishing industry is in constant development. Currently, the Icelandic fleet is acquiring and building larger vessels. To meet the demands, Danish suppliers will bring high-quality solutions to the commercial fishing industry which will be showcased at Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, September 13- 15th, 2017.
According to Martin Winkel, Head of Danish Fish Tech Group who is the organiser of the Pavilion of Denmark at Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, Danish companies hold a strong position as suppliers to the global fishing industry and can meet the Icelandic demands with many years of experience within technology to the industry.
“The exhibitors at the Pavilion of Denmark will present technologies and innovations for the fishing industry, including equipment for fishing trawlers and vessels, processing equipment as well as shipyards,” said Martin Winkel.
Danish Fish Tech Group, part of Danish Export Association, is the largest Danish supplier group to the global fishing, aquaculture and seafood processing industries.
One of the Danish companies exhibiting at Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 2017 is Hirtshals Yard A/S. The company perceives the exhibition as opportunity to gain market knowledge and access to the fishing industry in Iceland and North Atlantic.
“There is a great market potential in Iceland where the fishing industry is growing rapidly, and the Icelandic fleet acquires more vessels from other countries,” explained Rasmus Brohus, Managing Director at Hirtshals Yard A/S.
“We offer total solutions in ship repairs and bring experience from other North Atlantic countries like Scotland, Sweden and Norway. Thus, we can meet the Icelandic demands for sophisticated and high-quality updating.”
At Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 2017, Brdr. Markussens Metalvarefabrik/The Blue Line is presenting iron hardware and various types of blocks to the commercial fishing industry, including blocks used to pull fish trawls. The company has been supplying to Iceland for more than 40 years and is experiencing demands for more solid equipment.
“The Icelandic fleet is gradually building larger vessels. To keep up with the development, we need to produce larger and stronger equipment. For example, we supply 70 tonne blocks with 1200 millimetre sheaves, which is a 20% size increase. At the same time, we meet the demand for Dyneema ropes by using stainless steel sheaves in all our blocks,” said Preben Nielsen, Sales Director at Brdr. Markussens Metalvarefabrik/The Blue Line.
