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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Asias Tsunami disaster has had a devastating impact in the area. Fishermen from some affected countries such as Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand have witnessed a decline in their catch report.

19th February 2005

Tsunami hits fishing sector

19th February 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pesca Sur will be held from 9-12 March this year, at the new Sur Activo Convention centre in Concepción -- Talcahuano, Chile. This will be the first time that this new exhibition…

19th February 2005

Pesca Sur opens its doors

19th February 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Macduff Shipyards has completed the building of the Amethyst BF19 which replaces the previous Amethyst 11, for partners David West and Ralston Johnston. The new vessel is a stretched version of the…

19th February 2005

Amethyst new jewel for West and Johnston

19th February 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Rolls-Royce has sealed a NOK 30 million contract with Danish fishing company Niels Jensen & Co AS to provide the design and major equipment for a new purse seiner/pelagic trawler type NVC…

19th February 2005

Largest Danish fishing vessel ever

19th February 2005

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The tsunami is our fishing communitys common disaster

19th February 2005

This time – lets do it right

19th February 2005

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Since the mid-1980s China has become the world's workshop with new factories being set up every year to manufacture toys, garments, textiles, consumer electronics and many other items for export. The vast…

19th February 2005

Chinas white fish exports force European processors to develop new products

19th February 2005

NEWS

NEWS

Having some of the richest fishing grounds in the world is a blessing and a curse for Mauritania, reports Shirley Kumar.

19th February 2005

Mauritania

19th February 2005

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

For over 25 years since first introducing slurry ice technology to the seafood industry, Sunwell Technologies Inc. of Canada has worked with fishermen and companies in the seafood processing industry to develop…

19th February 2005

Deepchill success in Norway

19th February 2005

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

York and Optimar have joind forces and will be manufacturing slurry ice units in Iceland to be sold worldwide. The Slurry Ice machines will be marketed under the joint brand name Sabroe…

19th February 2005

York & Optimar Iceland launch new slurry ice business

19th February 2005

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

MAQ says its triple frequency sonar is helping Albacore and Benito fishermen detect individual fish at 400m with its 90KHz transducer while Bigeye and Yellowfin fishermen are detecting schools at 1,500m and…

19th February 2005

Pinging all tuna

19th February 2005

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Raymarine has launched its first autopilot for Volvo Penta IPS at the Schroders London Boat Show last month.

19th February 2005

Raymarines autopilot

19th February 2005

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

South Africas Olrac has developed a Traceability module at its Scottish-based subsidiary OLRAC-UK which it hopes to sell as an enhancement of its Olfish fisheries management for automated catch traceability down to…

19th February 2005

Olfishs New Year resolution

19th February 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Newage Transmissions of the UK launched their latest marine gearbox, the PRM 1750 at the London Boat Show. A statement from the company said it has a maximum torq ue of 1,750Nm…

19th February 2005

Newage goes up a gear

19th February 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

ZF Marine reports the delivery of a transmission system for the Fakir ice-class Spanish trawler built by Astilleros Armon, SA. for Freiremar, SA. The single screw, ZF W43100 NR heavy-duty gearbox is…

19th February 2005

ZF Marine delivers to Spain

19th February 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Volvo Penta claims its new propulsion system, with props turning in the direction in which the vessel is travelling (Volvo Penta Inboard Performance System -- IPS) means faster, stronger, quieter, cleaner and…

19th February 2005

New Volvo technology turns backwards forwards

19th February 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Perkins Sabre has launched the M92B, an upgraded, new-specification version of the M92.

19th February 2005

Perkins Sabre launches new version of the M92

19th February 2005

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Norwegian Maritime Equipment AS has extended their range of rescue boats with a small model designed for outboard propulsion. The boat, denominated Normar 425, is a well balanced GRP rescue boat with…

26th January 2005

New price competitive Rescue boat in the NorMar safety range

26th January 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Philip Twohy, operator and owner of the Fishing Vessel Mar Del Sud, has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $72,365 for fishing violations that occurred on May 22, 2004 in the…

25th January 2005

KODIAK FISHERMAN PAYS SUBSTANTIAL PENALTY FOR FISHERY VIOLATIONS

25th January 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK fishermen suffered another setback last month when a new report called for a third of UK waters to become marine reserves closed to all commercial fishing.

19th January 2005

Report calls for fisheries closure

19th January 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

SINAVAL-EUROFISHING is to host the 27th Marine Propulsion Conference on January 27-28 2005. Organisers of the event, which is run by UK-based maritime technology journal The Motor Ship, have announced that it…

19th January 2005

Marine Propulsion Conference 2005

19th January 2005