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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Operating for over 30 years from two depots, Marine & Industrial Transmissions Ltd (M.I.T.) has built up two large facilities stocking components for twin disc marine gears, Mekanord CPP systems, industrial products,…

1st September 2008

One stop propulsion centre

1st September 2008

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Marport Canada Inc has announced its new trawl geometry system. TrueTrawl™ is a wireless monitoring system designed to improve trawl geometry in pelagic and bottom trawling operations.

1st September 2008

Marport announces trawl geometry system

1st September 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Port of Grundarfjordur is situated on the north coast of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in western Iceland.

1st September 2008

Targeting freezer trawlers

1st September 2008

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Friðrik A Jónsson ehf sells marine electronics the Icelandic fishing fleet and all the way down to Africa.

1st September 2008

Marine electronics on display

1st September 2008

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

Borgarplast has sold its premises and will relocate to new premises in Mosfellsbaer, just outside of Reykjavik, Iceland in October.

1st September 2008

Borgarplast relocates

1st September 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Belzona Polymerics Limited has created a cost effective repair material for applications within oily and wet environments which will be launched at Icefish 2008.

1st September 2008

New underwater and oil tolerant repair product

1st September 2008

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Baader will be promoting its whole fish processing line at Icefish, but, like at the previous show, the company will not have any equipment on its stand. Managing director, Einar Benjamínsson and…

1st September 2008

Special focus on skinning machine

1st September 2008

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

AgustaWestland, one of the worlds leading helicopter manufacturers, will be exhibiting a model of its AW101 search and rescue helicopter at Icefish 2008.

1st September 2008

SAR helicopter on display

1st September 2008

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

3X Technology will be displaying its new bleeding and chilling tank at Icefish 2008.

1st September 2008

Bleeding and chilling tank for onboard handling

1st September 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

World Fishing: What are the main strengths of the Icelandic fisheries industry today?Einar K Guðfinnsson: There are a number of things that one can mention. Of course, we have a very able…

1st September 2008

Optimistic about the future

1st September 2008

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Some 40 million small-scale and artisanal fishermen that depend on outboard motors and small diesel engines are suffering from the spiralling rise in fuel prices.

1st September 2008

On fuel and fisheries…

1st September 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An EU project organised between Ireland, Spain and Norway may have found a way of securing the future of lobster stocks in European waters.

1st September 2008

Marine Institute research breeds new life into lobster stocks

1st September 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

As part of the construction project of 210 fishing vessels and coastal patrol vessels (see World Fishing May 2008), the Spanish company Aresa Boats, will soon deliver six vessels of three different…

1st September 2008

Aresa delivers 6 vessels to Angola

1st September 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Simrad and Kongsberg Maritime systems totalling €7 million have been chosen for two cutting-edge new research vessels.

1st September 2008

The full picture for two new Spanish research vessels

1st September 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

When it comes to pipe leaks, replacement can be nearly impossible, due to time constraints.

1st September 2008

Pipe leak solutions

1st September 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Newbuildings 404 Harvester and 405 Ocean Harvest left Skagen Harbour in early July.

1st September 2008

Karstensen’s Shipyard delivers pair trawlers to Scotland

1st September 2008

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Raymarine’s has launched a compact dome satellite antenna system suitable for vessels down to 25 feet (6.4m).

1st September 2008

Satellite TV on the water

1st September 2008

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The 100th RoxAnn GD-A seabed discrimination system, manufactured with the latest miniature digital technology, was recently shipped to Flatoy Electronics a/s, Sonavision’s exclusive distributor for the system in the Norwegian, Swedish and…

1st September 2008

100th RoxAnn GD-A system shipped

1st September 2008

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Koden launched its new 8.4-inch color LCD Marine Radar MDC-900 series this summer.

1st September 2008

Koden’s new Radar MDC-900 series

1st September 2008

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

The lives of three UK fishermen have been saved by the MOB Guardian man overboard and vessel locater alert system.

1st September 2008

Three lives saved by MOB Guardian

1st September 2008