Dubai Maritime City is to partner with Norwegian salmon farming company SalMar ASA to build a state-of-the-art smoked salmon factory in Dubai.
This initiative aims to alleviate the conditions of local fishermen and bring them into the commercial mainstream so that they can compete on a global scale.
Gunnar Foss, chairman of Arctic Marine Industries AS, the company that will execute and manage the partnership, said that this will be the first in the region and “Over time we will be able to supply a full portfolio of salmon products in a range of markets reachable from UAE.”
His Excellency Major General, Mohammed Saeed Mohammed Al Marri, chairman of the board of directors of Dubai Cooperative Society for Fishermen said, “The smoked salmon factory is an important qualitative leap that will pose a great addition. We believe in developing a spirit of cooperation between the fishermen to improve their economic and social conditions. We are delighted that SalMar, which is the second largest company in Norway, plans to set up the largest factory for smoked salmon in the region. We recognise the prominent role played by Dubai Maritime City in the project and express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to H.E. Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks World & Maritime World for his support and co-operation.”
For SalMar the partnership is intended to be a new step in a long term plan to provide highest quality Norwegian salmon products to prioritised geographical growth markets.
