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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

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

In some applications, the use of liquid ice is more appropriate than other types of ice and enables rapid cooling of the product.

1st August 2007

Liquid ice machine installed in Chile

1st August 2007

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

DSI says that it has never been so busy, and that staff are working day and night to get orders ready on time.

1st August 2007

Freezers all over!

1st August 2007

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Wherever flake ice is used in the production or refrigeration of foodstuffs, hygiene should have a high priority. Today no producer or processor of fresh food items can afford the risk of…

1st August 2007

Transparent ice production at MAJA

1st August 2007

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Sea Harvest, processor of hake in South Africa, has been enjoying the benefits of its new North Star liquid ice system. The company reports that the North Star system has improved the…

1st August 2007

Sea Harvest gets liquid ice

1st August 2007

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Scotsman Ice Systems has been manufacturing ice machines since 1950. According to the company, all machines comply to European requirements and to the most important regulations and, since July 2006, all models…

1st August 2007

New MF46-56 and 58-68Split

1st August 2007

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Sunwell Technologies Inc. is currently installing six palletised DeepchillTM Variable-State Ice systems on three vessels owned by Icelandic fishing company Sjolaskip for fishing mackerel off the African coast.

1st August 2007

Six Deepchilling systems for Icelandic vessels

1st August 2007

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

MMS Ship Repair & Dry Dock Co. Ltd is building a 14.5m vivier-crabber for Skipper Iain Gray of Bridlington, due to be handed over in autumn 2007.

1st August 2007

Newbuild crabber

1st August 2007

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Aker Seafoods has purchased M/Tr “Polaris” for NOK 125 million to replace M/Tr “Vesttind”.

1st August 2007

Aker Seafoods strengthens its fleet

1st August 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The complex challenge of balancing a spiralling worldwide consumer demand for seafood with the development of sustainable global fisheries is one of the key ‘green marine’ issues driving the timely and topical…

1st August 2007

WSC 2007 programme unveiled

1st August 2007

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

First the bad news, from the 3rd Update and Stakeholder Consultation on illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU) organised in London by the Royal Institute of International Affairs. Stakeholders conspicuous by their…

1st August 2007

Pirates, poachers or global crime syndicates?

1st August 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has opened two new offices – one in Tokyo, Japan, and the other in The Hague, Netherlands.

1st August 2007

Two new MSC offices

1st August 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

In mid-July, the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) adopted an operational plan for joint multi-national fishery controls in the North Sea and adjacent areas. This marks the start of an innovative and…

1st August 2007

Control measures to save North Sea cod

1st August 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission yesterday adopted a Commission Regulation increasing the ceiling of the so-called de minimis aid to the fisheries sector.

25th July 2007

Commission adopts new Regulation on state aid for fisheries

25th July 2007