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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The American Red Cross and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have announced the launch of a new partnership to support the recovery of fishing communities in Indonesia’s…

11th May 2007

American Red Cross and FAO team up to restore fisheries and aquaculture in Indonesia

11th May 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has welcomed the new port state control scheme adopted in November last year by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC).

11th May 2007

EC welcomes port state control scheme

11th May 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

One year on, the Howard Government’s $388.9 million ‘tough on illegal foreign fishermen’ 2006 budget package is turning the tide on fish poachers in Australia’s northern waters, according to the government.

10th May 2007

Australia: the illegal fishing package one year on

10th May 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Yesterday, at a ceremony in Chilliwack, 55 new recruits graduated from the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) fishery officer training program.

10th May 2007

Canada announces 55 new fishery officers

10th May 2007

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Aker Seafoods has entered into an agreement with Domstein Enghav Sweden to take over the activities connected to the wholly-owned subsidiary Fiskmästar’n. As a result, Aker Seafoods will play a considerable larger…

9th May 2007

Aker Seafoods to purchase Fiskmästar’n in Sweden from Domstein Enghav

9th May 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Chairman of Ireland’s Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Rose McHugh, has announced the appointment of Jason Whooley as Chief Executive of BIM to take effect from 1 July 2007.

8th May 2007

BIM appoints new Chief Executive

8th May 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fisheries Ministers from 10 countries have endorsed a Regional Plan of Action to promote responsible fishing practices and combat illegal fishing in the South-East Asian region.

8th May 2007

Regional Action Plan to fight illegal fishing in the South-East Asian region

8th May 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

According to WWF, the EU has failed to grasp its final opportunity this year to save bluefin tuna from collapse in the Mediterranean.

8th May 2007

EU must close tuna fishery

8th May 2007

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Thrane & Thrane is launching the first three products of the SAILOR SP3500 series.

1st May 2007

New portable VHF radio series

1st May 2007

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The recently-launched Olfish-2007 electronic logbook system (see World Fishing February 2007) comprises two elements that manufacturer Olrac claims may well be the first of their kind – the Fishing Consultant and the…

1st May 2007

Predicting future catch rates with Olfish-2007

1st May 2007

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Marport has announced its next generation Catch Sensor. The sensor combines radical new design elements with innovative technology.

1st May 2007

Marport introduces next generation catch sensor

1st May 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Condition monitoring of fuels and lubricants used in industrial and marine plant and equipment is one of the main weapons in the fight to reduce premature failure of engines, gearboxes and hydraulic…

1st May 2007

Onsite oil condition monitoring made simple!

1st May 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The latest Perkins Sabre marine diesel engines have confirmed the range’s status for achieving the highest environmental standards.

1st May 2007

Engine range is top performer

1st May 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Keeping in line with its philosophy of ensuring that all its engines remain ‘state-of-the-art’, Caterpillar has refined its M 20 engine series, which has been successfully established in the market for 14…

1st May 2007

Enhanced M 20 series – many advantages for the operator

1st May 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Glendinning Marine Products, Inc., a product development company that designs, assembles, and markets electro-mechanical devices for use in the RV and marine industries – has announced the completion of its newest product…

1st May 2007

Smart way to control propulsion systems

1st May 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

PrimeServ Frederikshavn has successfully completed another major main engine overhaul aboard a large, Westrybflot-owned factory freezer trawler.

1st May 2007

PrimeServ’s latest trawler overhaul

1st May 2007

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Sunwell Technologies Inc. of Canada continues to sell its Deepchill Variable-State Slurry Ice Systems into Japan. In December 2006, Burimy Inc. of Amakusa-city, Kumakoto, Japan installed a Deepchill System at its fillet…

1st May 2007

Constant low-temperature cooling for Japan’s Burimy Inc.

1st May 2007

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Jackstone Froster has announced its merger with the business of Fourseas Services Ltd to form the new company Jackstone Fourseas Ltd.

1st May 2007

Introducing Jackstone Fourseas

1st May 2007

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

P.S.P. Marine of Samutsakhon, just west of Bangkok, has recently signed a contract to build the first of what may become a series of freezer barges to be stationed in the Maldives.

1st May 2007

Freezer barge contract for P.S.P. Marine

1st May 2007

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Crytec was recently selected to lead the way in the EU’s FP6 IP program as the only refrigeration company to supply the latest Bubble Slurry Ice (liquid ice) technology for the new…

1st May 2007

Crytec chosen for research project

1st May 2007