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NewsAdapting to changing times
One of Marel’s key ways of reaching its customers and meeting them face-to-face has been the increasingly popular ShowHows that have been held in Copenhagen, with both whitefish and salmon events held every year.
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Dalvík factory sets new standards
There is a four-year development and construction process behind Samherji's new 9000 square metre groundfish processing factory, and the first landing to the new plant was made by the company's trawler Björg EA-7.According to Gestur Geirsson, head of Samherji's land-based processing, the initial production went well, although staff will ...
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Faroese trawl doors strike lucky
The company's doors are becoming increasingly popular with the Icelandic fleet, according to Rock's managing director Hans Jákup í Liðinni, and Iceland is the company's closest export market, as all of their doors are manufactured at the Rock workshops in the Faroe Islands."We have some longstanding customers in Iceland ...
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Iceland is a key market
"This is our fifth time at IceFish," the company's Dmitry Fedorov said, adding that this time they are going it alone as on previous occasions they have been part of the exhibition with a group of partner companies."We have decided to do this ourselves this year, so we can ...
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Bringing together skippers and services
Established in 2018, FishFacts has grown rapidly as an information provider, linking fishing vessel owners and skippers with service providers through its online platform. Set up by the father-and-son team of Óli and Hanus Samró, FishFacts is based around an extensive fishing vessel database which is constantly checked and ...
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Stronger next year
Bopp has a long background in producing specialist deck equipment for the tropical tuna purse seine fisheries as well as the French trawl sector, and has grown into new markets as it has expanded into supplying the UK and Irish fishing sectors.Deliveries in the last couple of years include ...
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Strong Danish presence
2021 promises to be no exception and the Danish pavilion is set to bring a significant group of Danish companies to IceFish, and the Danish presence will be characterised by the wide breadth of technology, solutions and competences offered to these industries by Danish companies.In addition to the traditional ...
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New dates confirmed for 13th edition of Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition and Awards
Marianne Rasmussen-Coulling, Events Director of Mercator Media Ltd, explained the decision, "Given the global restrictions on travel and the effects that social distancing requirements will have on the operation of the exhibition, the team at Mercator Media has been examining alternatives and seeking the opinion of exhibitors. There is ...
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Síldarvinnslan invests in weighing technology
The system, delivered by Marel with Danish company Hillerslev, weighs fish as it comes ashore and the methodology is similar to systems already in use in Norway, Denmark and the Faroe Islands."This weighing system will make this the only pelagic processing plant in the country that weighs entire landings ...
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IceFish: a family affair
While Polar Fishing Gear has its range of standard trawl doors for fishing vessels of all sizes, it has never been shy of putting time and resources into research and development, and its Poseidon controllable trawl doors have already been shown to have significant potential for both pelagic and ...
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Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition Coronavirus Update
In light of this ongoing uncertainty being caused by COVID-19, Mercator Media Limited continues its work to stage the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition (Icefish) taking place 23-25 September and is obtaining advice on the measures needed to safely and successfully holding the event. We know flights to Iceland recommence on ...
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Changing with the times
The IceFish awards were introduced at the 1999 exhibition – and these have also evolved to reflect the way the fisheries have changed, and the latest evolution mirrors the North Atlantic seafood industry's growing focus on adding value, aquaculture and the burgeoning demand for full utilisation of by-products; extracting ...
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Breakthrough in batching and robot packing
"I'm quite confident that we will achieve a short payback time. The most significant benefit is realised in batching precision. The level of automation will also enable direct gains with labour costs," said Ásmundur Baldvinsson, manager of FISK Seafood's land-based production.Giveaway is a crucial factor in packing any fixed ...
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Thorbjörn trawler breaks its own record
When Grindavík-based fishing company Thorbjörn acquired the 67-metre Greenlandic trawler Sisimiut, now Tómas Thorvaldsson GK-10, part of the factory deck was refitted, with a new M700 filleting machine combined with a M825 skinning machine from Vélfag installed on board.The new equipment proved its worth right away as Tómas Thorvaldsson ...
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MMG plans strong Icefish presence
The fishing port of Måløy on the west coast of Norway is a hotspot for skills and expertise, with companies ranging from fishing gear suppliers to shipyards and naval architects."We want to let the maritime industry, both existing and new customers, know that we exist and are a good ...
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Speakers from around the world at FWP 2020
The Iceland Ocean Cluster's Head of Innovation and Start-ups Sigurður Davíð Stefánsson has been working closely with Ocean Excellence, which was established in 2012 with the vision of bringing together the knowledge, experience and proven track records of the best engineering, marine tech and fish processing companies in Iceland ...
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IceFish 2020, COVID-19 update
The event is still six months away and we are progressing positively with arrangements to deliver the event, working closely with our partners in Iceland in line with their developing stance towards the outbreak.Icefish provides a platform for industry professionals and exhibitors to meet, to learn, and to collaborate. ...
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Winners of the 2020 Icelandic Fisheries Bursary Awards Announced
Following the 2014 Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, the organisers of the exhibition recognised the need to re-invest in the future of the fishing sector and introduced bursaries awarded to those currently in education within the fishing sector. The first bursaries were awarded in 2017.Presented by Marianne Rasmussen-Coulling, Events Director, Mercator ...
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French winch producer's first time at IceFish
Based at Lanvéoc on Brittany, Bopp has been the go-to option for the French fishing industry for decades, supplying both the trawler fleet with winch system and producing the highly specialised systems required by the tropical tuna purse seine sector.In recent years the company has expanded beyond the French ...
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Direct contact is crucial
The company has been manufacturing trawl doors at its factory on the west coast of Denmark for more than half a century, and has steadfastly refused to relocate production to cheaper parts of the world."These days we hear a lot about products coming from the Far East or built ...
