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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Rolls-Royce has been selected to design a research vessel to carry out significant environmental research at both the North and South Poles.

1st May 2008

New polar research vessel

1st May 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The first ever report on the state of Scotlands seas was published early April, to help lay the groundwork for the new Scottish Marine Bill.

1st May 2008

Scotlands seas report

1st May 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Harry Winsor, a Newfoudlander was one of the founders of the FAO’s Fisheries Department.

1st May 2008

Remembering Harry Winsor (1917-2008)

1st May 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Atlantis OB 991, a vivier-crabber for brown crabs, was launched in early March.

1st May 2008

Launch of Atlantis

1st May 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

In March, the keel laying ceremony of the Coast Guard Vessel for the Government of Iceland took place at ASMAR Talcahuano.

1st May 2008

Keel laying of Icelandic vessel

1st May 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Government of Angola has awarded a contract for the construction of 210 fishing and general missions’ coastal boats to the Spanish company ARESA Boats.

1st May 2008

ARESA Boats signs €77m contract with Government of Angola

1st May 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Solstrand AS has won a contract with Olympic Prawns in Fosnavåg, Norway, to build a multi-functional stern trawler.

1st May 2008

Solstrand to build trawler

1st May 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Aas Mek Verksted has released details of new contracts with Bømlo Brønnbåtservce AS, Norway, for two new live fish carriers.

1st May 2008

Two new live fish carriers

1st May 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

In July 2007, Sapmer ordered three new tuna purse seiners from Piriou.

1st May 2008

Pirious three new tuna seiners

1st May 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Galician shipyard, MCíes, is in the second phase of development of the planes of the two oceanographics that it is constructing for the Spanish Institute of Oceanography.

1st May 2008

MCíes develops the planes of two oceanographic vessels

1st May 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Australian aquaculture pioneer Clean Seas Tuna Limited has become the first organisation in the world to create an artificial breeding regime for Southern Bluefin Tuna.

1st May 2008

Australian company creates artificial breeding regime for SBT

1st May 2008

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

FMC FoodTech has optimised hygiene capabilities and increased line capacity with the new GYRoCOMPACT® M10 and M10 Twin Stack spiral freezer models.

1st May 2008

Spiral freezers optimise hygiene

1st May 2008

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Isotherm has developed a compact, low ammonia charge high efficiency spray chiller for onboard Refrigerated Sea Water (RSW) systems.

1st May 2008

Ammonia spray chiller for RSW system

1st May 2008

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Fishing has always played a dominant role in the economy of Newfoundland. In the 19th Century, the island became the centre of a summer fishery in which cod was taken and dried…

1st May 2008

Jumbo Geneglace ice maker in Canada

1st May 2008

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Flake ice machines from German manufacturer MAJA are in daily use in the fish business all over the world.

1st May 2008

MAJA flake ice units as off-shore solution

1st May 2008

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The National Investment Company in Tanzania, on behalf of Tanzanian Fish Development Company, has awarded Recom Ice Systems an order for a complete ice factory.

1st May 2008

Recom breaks the ice in Tanzania

1st May 2008

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Iridium® Satellite has unveiled its new Iridium OpenPort enhanced-bandwidth marine communication system that will hit the market in the middle of this year.

1st May 2008

Iridium unveils OpenPort

1st May 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

An integrated Seafish (UK Sea Fish Industry Authority) research programme on fuel efficiency for fishing vessels has found that there are no discernable improvements in fuel economy when using diesel fuel additives…

1st May 2008

Diesel additives fail to improve fuel efficiency

1st May 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The R/V Lake Guardian (ex Marsea XIV) is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys largest research and monitoring vessel, and is operated by EPAs Chicago-based Great Lakes National Program Office.

1st May 2008

EPA Tier 2 Engine for EPA Vessel

1st May 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

GE Marine announces that it has received United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier II emissions compliance certification for its V250 diesel engine family.

1st May 2008

V250 diesel engines environmentally certified

1st May 2008