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NewsLicences and quotas: the legal ownership debate
Devolution, and independent governance for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, has recently refuelled the debate within the United Kingdom regarding ownership of licences and fishing quota.
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NewsConservation vital for tuna
Cheap tuna is a thing of the past, the conference was told. Stocks are declining in all oceans and tuna is becoming more expensive to catch. Rising fuel prices and environmental pressures are taking their toll; climate change with increased water temperatures and rising sea levels is having a serious ...
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Meeting emissions regulations
Volvo Penta says that the excellent emissions performance of its engines meet both existing and proposed emissions regulations and all of the company”s gen-sets and propulsion engines are type approved by major classification societies.
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NewsMore Cummins engines for Argentina
At the end of May, the shipyard Astillero Naval Federico Contessi y Cia. S.A. christened and launched a new coastal fishing vessel.
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NewsBio-lubes: myth and reality
The fishing industry today faces many challenges. Increasing fuel costs, reduced quotas and depleted fishing grounds are just a few of the major headaches facing vessel owners and operators.
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Countering soaring fuel costs
With increasing fuel costs, vessel fuel efficiency is something that really needs to be considered. Fuel is a necessary ‘evil’ and is an essential commodity required to do the job.
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New bunker facility in Faroe Islands
O.W. Icebunker Ltd. A/S (OWI), part of the O.W. Bunker Group has announced the establishment of a new tank storage facility in the North Atlantic.
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Frydenbø opens Bergen sales office
Frydenbø Power is establishing a sales and service office in Bergen, in order to strengthen its services to customers in the marine industry along the western coast of Norway.
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NewsCenturion Del Atlantico returns to southern hemisphere
MAN Diesel PrimeServ’s Service Center in Frederikshavn, Denmark, has successfully completed a large main engine repair and overhaul job aboard the Argentine fishing factory trawler Centurion Del Atlantico.
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NewsIQ freezing capacity boosted at Akranes factory
HB Grandi has signed a contract with Skaginn to supply an IQ freezing system for the company’s processing plant in Akranes, which is expected to boost production of individually quick frozen products from 800kg to 2500kg per hour.
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NewsGrenco absorption refrigeration system
For the first time ever an absorption refrigeration system is to operate onboard a large fishing vessel.
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NewsFish and seafood sector warned "act now over banned refrigerant or risk meltdown"
Fish and seafood processors with refrigeration systems running on the common HCFC R22 refrigerant have been urged to act now to secure the future of their businesses.
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NewsThe Advanced way to success
Recently Advanced Food Systems B.V. has had major sales success by selling a large number of machines in Australia, North America and Russia.
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NewsNew freezer to revolutionise the food processing industry
Singapore based Dantech Food Systems has developed a tunnel freezer which is easily movable, energy efficient, easy to install, easy to clean, easy to handle – and easy to sell again.
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NewsMalaysia
Malaysia aims to increase fisheries production by one third - Malaysia’s fisheries industry has reached the half way stage in the government’s programme to increase the nation’s annual fisheries production by 600,000 metric tons (mt) or one third during the current Ninth Five Year Malaysia Plan (2006-2010).
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NewsClosing the gap between fresh and frozen seafood
Lars Nannerup, CEO of Aqualife Logistics"The shellfish industry worldwide is growing dramatically. The whole aquaculture industry is now the fastest growing industry in the world and shellfish in particular is undergoing great developments," says Mr Nannerup."For enzymatic reasons, shellfish will deteriorate quite quickly after it is dead. Our objective is ...
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Future of Scotland's fishing rights
A review of the management of one of Scotland''s national assets - its fish quota - will be the focus of a consultation meeting in Eyemouth.
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Funding for six Nova Scotia harbours
Six small craft harbours on Nova Scotia’s Southwest Shore will benefit from infrastructure improvements.
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Global market for MSC products nears $1bn
The estimated retail value of seafood products bearing the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) logo is now approaching one billion US dollars annually – the second year-on-year growth of around 100% in market value.
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Committee findings highlight need for robust Marine Bill
WWF-UK welcomes the findings of the joint committee report on the Draft Marine Bill which have been published yesterday.
