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Newage goes up a gear
Newage Transmissions of the UK launched their latest marine gearbox, the PRM 1750 at the London Boat Show. A statement from the company said it has a maximum torq ue of 1,750Nm and suitable for engines rated up to 457kW (620 bhp), coming in shallow or deep gear casing configurations, ...
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ZF Marine delivers to Spain
ZF Marine reports the delivery of a transmission system for the "Fakir" ice-class Spanish trawler built by Astilleros Armon, SA. for Freiremar, SA. The single screw, ZF W43100 NR heavy-duty gearbox is for a MaK 6M25 engine of 1,850 kW with a speed of 750 rpm at 2.46 kW/rpm.
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Perkins Sabre launches new version of the M92
Perkins Sabre has launched the M92B, an upgraded, new-specification version of the M92.
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Raymarine's autopilot
Raymarine has launched its first autopilot for Volvo Penta IPS at the Schroders London Boat Show last month.
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New Volvo technology turns backwards forwards
Volvo Penta claims its new propulsion system, with props turning in the direction in which the vessel is travelling (Volvo Penta Inboard Performance System -- IPS) means faster, stronger, quieter, cleaner and more manoeuvrable craft.
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New price competitive Rescue boat in the NorMar safety range
Norwegian Maritime Equipment AS has extended their range of rescue boats with a small model designed for outboard propulsion. The boat, denominated Normar 425, is a well balanced GRP rescue boat with a capacity of six (6) persons. The overall length is 4.25m, breadth 1.84m and weight 316 kg (ex. ...
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Italian coastguard fits rigid inflatables with Volvo Penta engines
When the Italian coastguard invests in new rigid inflatable boats (RIBs), Volvo Penta provides the horsepower. A dozen Zodiac boats are to be fitted with the powerful Volvo Penta AD41 in a twin installation. The drive package gives the boats a top speed that exceeds the customer’s specification by nearly ...
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New whitefish machine
FTC Sweden is working on a new design to replace its whitefish machine FDS3N. The idea came after building in 2004 a special FDS3N for I&J in Cape Town. The purpose was to increase yield compared to its existing machines.
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New 'Deli Area' brings factory to cutting edge
A new £1.5m added-value seafood speciality production facility is now fully operational at Macrae Foods in Fraserburgh.
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Tub vs box - size matters
The Icelandic Fisheries Laboratories is an independent state organisation, operating on behalf of industry under the Ministry of Fisheries. For 20 years it has worked to improve the humble containers which carry fish all over the word. Staff member Sigurjón Arason, a civil engineer with an MSc at Denmark''s Technical ...
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The flying monster
Morgère France say their aeroplane is the most popular of their mid-water trawls and it has been in use for 14 years since they designed it with the French National Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer). Now they have boosted its capacity.
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Egersund Trål AS helps to reduce fuel costs
Egersund Trål AS from Norway says that it has been able to get the average fuel cost down as much as 15 per cent and improved the catch rate for large vessels using 20 tonnes of fuel a day during the trawling season. This reduction is due to a new ...
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Euronete introduces new combination rope
After one year of developments, Royal Lankhorst Euronete Group has just launched Blue Fin Combination Rope, a new combination rope made out of double galvanised wires and with improved Eurosteel yarns to increase the abrasion properties. The company says that the new rope has already been tested in ...
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Rocking and rolling on the bottom
Scanmar of Norway are working on a prototype for bottom sensing which they believe is so good that patents are being applied for. Part of their work has been on board Norway''s flagship research vessel the G.O. Sars and Scanmar say the scientists refused to let them take the ...
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Faster packing with TS250 MAP
AEW Delford has launched TS250 MAP (Modified Atmosphere Packaging) Tray Sealing System.
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New tub handling system launched in Europe
The Icelandic company 3X-Stál, which specialises in technical solutions for the fish processing industry, is now promoting its new Tub handling system in the European market. This new system has been developed and tried with excellent results in some of Iceland''s largest fish processing factories. Trials using the system have ...
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New Checkbin Grader
Marel from Iceland has developed a new grading system designed to meet the growing demand for highly accurate net-weight batching and packing equipment. The new Marel CheckBin Grader is a robust, sophisticated system that uses intelligent grading to produce accurate batches for packing.
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Excess weight solution
Danish company Scanvaegt says that its ScanGrader can eliminate the 3-5 per cent excess weight contained in packaged fish products. The new solution is also programmed to automate and streamline the entire production at the same time, resulting in improved quality, lower production costs and higher earnings.
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Cabinplant develops roe seperator for shrimps
Cabinplant has developed a new machine, a so-called roe separator, to solve a seasonal problem faced by producers of cold-water shrimps. Using this roe separator, it is no longer necessary to employ extra staff in the shrimp factory during the spring spawning period, where the quality control of the mechanically ...
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Machine needed to combat sardine waste
Too much sardine may be going down the waste chute and fisheries consultant Ulf Groenqvist, from the Island of Öland in Sweden, working for AB Seac, says the reason may be that there is no decent machine available to pre-sort the fish before the processing machines get hold of it.
