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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marel hf, one of the world’s leading developers of high-tech food processing equipment, has announced its acquisition of UK-based AEW Thurne (AEW) and Delford Sortaweigh (Delford) from the AEW Delford Group Ltd.

28th April 2006

Marel acquires AEW Thurne and Delford Sortaweigh

28th April 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

According to the Japan Fisheries Association (JFA), African countries are now asking equal opportunity to participate in the discussions of the International Whaling Commission.

28th April 2006

African countries on the issue of whaling

28th April 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Wärtsilä Corporation was awarded an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contract in December 2005 for the delivery of a 23.6 MWe combined heat and power plant to Belize Aquaculture Ltd. for a…

10th April 2006

Wärtsilä power for Belize shrimp farming

10th April 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Burry Inlet cockles and South West mackerel handline fisheries have separately announced they are seeking re-assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) eco-label programme for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.

10th April 2006

Two fisheries apply for MSC re-assessment

10th April 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

In the middle of March the Baltic Sea Regional Advisory Council (BS-RAC) was officially founded.

10th April 2006

Baltic Sea Regional Advisory Council formed

10th April 2006

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Leading international fish catching and processing company Samherji hf, of Dalvík in northern Iceland, has a long-standing and successful partnership with Marel. This collaboration has produced innovative development of a range of…

10th April 2006

Marel processing system achieves 20% throughput growth at north Iceland plant

10th April 2006

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Craemer Plastics Materials Handling will be displaying their successfully established and proven fish boxes at Fishing 2006.

10th April 2006

Craemer’s boxes – the fisherman’s friend

10th April 2006

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood Processing Europe (SPE) is the global shopping site for seafood industry professionals bringing together the equipment, processes, services, and technology suppliers that get seafood from dock to market.

10th April 2006

Seafood exposition

10th April 2006

DECK MACHINERY

DECK MACHINERY

According to Norwegian company Rapp Hydema AS, an exhibitor at Bergen, the motors used to power today’s winches are oversized, overweight, and old technology. Recognising this, the company has researched other ways…

10th April 2006

Rapp Hydema’s new motor and gearbox for electric winches

10th April 2006

NEWS

NEWS

Meeting huge market demands. David Hayes investigates.

10th April 2006

China

10th April 2006

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

There are two major issues regarding Svalbard and fishing. One is the problems with illegal fishing around the archipelago. The other is Norwegian jurisdiction in the same area. When the Norwegian Coast…

10th April 2006

Beyond the limit in the Arctic

10th April 2006

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

First five-year treatyThe first five year treaty with the EU was concluded in 1996 when the then government of ousted president Maaouiya Ould Taya sought to replace the diminishing and ageing visiting…

10th April 2006

Mauritania and the EU fail to agree

10th April 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Radio Holland Group B.V. has announced that Imtech N.V. intends to acquire its shares subject to the approval of the NMA (Dutch competition Authority) and the German Bundeskartellamt (German Federal Cartel office).…

10th April 2006

Intended acquisition of Radio Holland Group by Imtech

10th April 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Iceland’s Marorka has received certification of its quality management system from classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV). Last year, the company implemented a quality management system built on the ISO 9001:2000 standard…

10th April 2006

Marorka’s management system approved

10th April 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Senator Eric Abetz, Australia’s Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation, announced, early in March, his country’s involvement in nine multilateral initiatives to accelerate the global fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU)…

10th April 2006

Australia and New Zealand support IUU

10th April 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Norway’s Pan Fish ASA has acquired all the outstanding shares in Marine Harvest for E1,325 million (enterprise value). The combination of Pan Fish-Marine Harvest will become the worlds undisputed leader in the…

10th April 2006

Worlds largest fish farming company formed

10th April 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Exports of US seafood continue to grow dramatically in value and volume, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

27th February 2006

Bumper US highlights Europe’s woes

27th February 2006

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

We have asked you before whether you are “tricantering or not my man” [WF March 2004] and Flottweg of Germany says it has now given a new twist to its helical products…

27th February 2006

FLOTTWEG offers a whale of a time

27th February 2006

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Danish trawl specialist and Hampidjan Group partner, Cosmos Trawl A/S, has supplied the trawl gear for Portugal’s new 73.8-metre freezer/stern trawler the França Morte.

27th February 2006

Cosmos trawl gear on França Morte

27th February 2006

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Egersund Trawl from Norway, continues the development of equipment to make pelagic fishing more efficient.

27th February 2006

Making pelagic fishing more efficient

27th February 2006