Fishing Technology 2-10 – Page 58

  • News

    A lifejacket for every Scottish fisherman

    2013-04-25T14:16:00Z

    European Fisheries Fund support has been given to a Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) led project to supply a Personal Flotation Device (PFD) to every fisherman in Scotland.

  • Flake ice from the GEA Geneglace Ice Container is ideal for the cooling of fresh fish and other easily perishable foods. Credit: GEA
    News

    GEA lunches mobile ice container

    2013-04-23T05:00:00Z

    GEA Refrigeration Technologies has recently launched its mobile container solution for the production and storage of flake ice.

  • News

    ASL invests in processing

    2013-04-17T11:59:00Z

    A major multi million pound investment programme currently underway at Associated Seafoods Ltd (ASL)’s shellfish and Scottish smoked salmon processing facility in north-east Scotland.

  • The new VMS will improve AFMA’s ability to monitor vessels in real time. Credit: Nick-D/CC BY-SA 3.0
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    New VMS system for AFMA

    2013-04-17T11:45:00Z

    The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is moving to a new web-based vessel monitoring system (VMS).

  • News

    QUIKSLING prototype success

    2013-04-16T14:17:00Z

    Former Gardenstown (Scotland) fisherman George West has developed the QUIKSLING - an easy-to-use device for man-overboard situations.

  • eSonar has broadened its horizons
    News

    Canadian company making waves in sonar technology

    2013-04-15T20:17:00Z

    Canada’s eSonar Inc, an underwater sonar service, development and manufacturing company, has been developing state-of-the-art sonar equipment for a diverse market.

  • News

    Globalstar distribution deal with AST

    2013-04-15T20:05:00Z

    Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd. has signed an authorised distribution agreement with Applied Satellite Technology Ltd (AST), one of the world’s leading providers of satellite communication products and services.

  • BlueTraker VMS
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    BlueTraker® VMS receives Indonesian Type Approval

    2013-04-15T19:56:00Z

    EMA Group’s BlueTraker® VMS fisheries monitoring satellite terminals have received Type Approval from the Indonesian Directorate General of Resources and Equipment, allowing sales and installations throughout the Republic of Indonesia.

  • News

    SRT wins Middle East order

    2013-04-14T19:38:00Z

    Software Radio Technology (SRT) has received an order and initial payment for 500 of its Identifier vessel tracking transceivers.

  • Type Approval Test of HiMSEN H46/60V
    News

    New HiMSEN engine awarded Type Approval

    2013-04-11T15:52:00Z

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) has been awarded type approval for the new 35,300 bhp HiMSEN H46/60V engine from nine classification societies including ABS, BV, CCS, DNV, GL, KR, LR, NK, and RINA.

  • News

    Wärtsilä receives €50m loan for R&D

    2013-04-11T15:42:00Z

    Wärtsilä Corporation and the Nordic Investment Bank have signed a loan agreement totalling €50 million for research and development financing.

  • The PakSense XpressPDF temperature monitoring label can just be plugged into a computer to provide a PDF graph showing the temperature history during a journey
    News

    Super simple temperature monitoring labels

    2013-04-11T12:21:00Z

    Simple to use and completely independent of any mechanical devices or software, XpressPDF temperature monitoring labels from PakSense are ideal for seafood shippers who want to be assured that consignments travel to their destination at the correct temperature.

  • The new cold store at Norðurgardur. Credit: HB Grandi/Kristján Maack
    News

    HB Grandi cold store making progress

    2013-04-10T15:45:00Z

    Construction of HB Grandi’s new cold store at its Nordurgardur site in Reykjavík is going well and work is on schedule.

  • News

    Intellian launches antenna range

    2013-04-09T19:32:00Z

    Inmarsat manufacturing partner Intellian Technologies has designed three new marine antennas to support FleetBroadband.

  • The 8m long, oil filled array, houses eight omni-directional identical hydrophones. The array is designed to be deployed to depths of 100m
    News

    IMR project to study fish reactions to sound

    2013-04-04T14:02:00Z

    A research project being carried out by the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Bergen to map the sound field inside a fish pen at Austevoll is using three 8m long, active hydrophone arrays designed by Chelsea Technologies Group Ltd.

  • News

    ACE lands factory upgrade contract

    2013-04-04T12:37:00Z

    ACE Refrigeration has landed a six-figure refrigeration contract with Associated Seafoods, one of Scotland’s best known seafood companies.

  • The ‘Time Bandit’ ready for another season on the Bering Sea. Photo courtesy of the Hillstrand family
    News

    Repower for ‘Deadliest Catch’ vessel

    2013-04-04T11:35:00Z

    The Time Bandit, featured in the Discovery Channel series ‘The Deadliest Catch’, was repowered towards the end of last year.

  • DSI is installing three of its freezers on Greenland trawler Tuugaalik
    News

    First vessel to install DSI automatic freezer

    2013-04-03T20:49:00Z

    Dybvad Stål Industri is installing three of its horizontal DSI HS 34/12 freezers on Greenland trawler Tuugaalik.

  • Retailers are trying to reassure customers that they are tightening up their traceability systems. Credit: Tesco
    News

    Labelling must be accurate or suppliers will suffer

    2013-03-24T12:21:00Z

    Andrew Martin looks at how the horse meat scandal could impact on the seafood industry.

  • The Poseidon Remote Controllable Trawl Doors
    News

    Revolutionary doors from Polar

    2013-03-21T11:28:00Z

    Polar Fishing Gear’s Poseidon Remote Controllable Trawl Doors have completed successful sea trials onboard the 70m Icelandic research vessel, Árni Fridriksson.