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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission recently held a meeting with European fishing net makers to discuss the problems they encounter in the practical application of some technical measures under the Common Fisheries Policy.

1st August 2007

Commission consults net makers on how to improve technical measures

1st August 2007

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fiskeriforskning has detected a substance in fishmeal that can mean many hundreds of millions of Kroner (NOK) in increased revenues for the Norwegian aquaculture industry.

1st August 2007

Research worth millions

1st August 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

According to WWF, Gordon Brown has ignored one of the key environmental issues facing the UK by not including a UK Marine Bill in his proposed legislative programme for next year, and…

1st August 2007

Brown not so green after all

1st August 2007

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

EuropeYellowfin catches have been disappointing around the Eastern Indian and Western Pacific fishing grounds over the past year. Prices of yellowfin went up substantially in the course of 2006. Skipjack prices weakened…

1st August 2007

Tuna market trends 2006/2007

1st August 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Westfalia Separator offers a safe haven for fishing vessels and small ferry operators, vulnerable to increases and fluctuations in diesel oil prices, looking to cut costs by changing from diesel oil to…

1st August 2007

Reducing fuel costs by burning heavy fuel oil

1st August 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Working in close collaboration with shipbuilder VT Halter Marine of Moss Point Mississippi, a fixed pitch propeller and steering gear solution has been designed and supplied to suit the challenging requirements of…

1st August 2007

Silent propellers aid fisheries research

1st August 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Yamaha Motor (UK) has taken delivery of the first new commercially rated 285hp Yamaha inboard diesel stern drive units, – the ME432Sti P2 – bringing the total available inboard range up to…

1st August 2007

Commercial specification diesel inboard unveiled

1st August 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Finning Power Systems has won the contract to supply the complete power and propulsion system for the new 71-metre super-trawler MFV “Serene”.

1st August 2007

Power contract for new super-trawler

1st August 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

It has been 10 years since specific regulations for the prevention of air pollution from ships were adopted as part of the MARPOL (Annex VI) agreement. During this time, the fishing industry…

1st August 2007

Saving fuel – saving the planet

1st August 2007

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Most scale ice machines have a common technical principle – the water bath in which a deep-frozen ice making cylinder (evaporator) rotates. This water bath is susceptible to arising of noxious bacteria…

1st August 2007

Scale ice without hygienic risk

1st August 2007