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FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Parsons Chain has officially introduced at Nor-Fishing its new 19mm middle and long link Trawlex Profile Chain launched last April.

1st October 2004

Parsons shows its latest Profile range

1st October 2004

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Norway Seafoods, Fjordland and TINE have agreed to develop a new product category in the grocery sector. These major food manufacturers will provide daily supplies of fresh-packed fish, under the trademark Marian,…

1st October 2004

Blue-green aliance to win Nordic market for fresh fish

1st October 2004

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Maritech has showed for first time at Trondheim its new software application for chain traceability, the WisePortal. WisePortal is a module that allows Maritechs users to give their customers access to view…

1st October 2004

New ways to chain traceability

1st October 2004

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

New Zealands company Prion has officially launched a new fish hook system, that consists in an automated process of assembling fish hooks onto monofilament nylon to make snoods. The new system enables…

1st October 2004

Automated system to assemble hooks

1st October 2004

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Cetap, a Portuguese based company, presented for the first time at the show what it claims to be a revolutionary system in cages under the motto Fishing, protecting the fish.

1st October 2004

Security doors to save juveniles

1st October 2004

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Icelandic company Marorka and Norwergian MetaSystems are co-operating to reduce the energy consumption of Norwegian fishing vesseks by 25 per cent. The solution is to harmonise the energy system on board.

1st October 2004

Joint venture to reduce energy consumption

1st October 2004

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

In one of the largest agreements of its kind in the groups history, Sæplast has concluded a contract with German fish processor Euro-Baltic Fischverarbeitungs GmbH calling for the delivery of 3,000 700-litre…

1st October 2004

Sæplast sells 3,000 Euro-size PUR tubs to German processor

1st October 2004

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Euronete has introduced Euronema S.C.S. (single covered strand) to allow easy splicing. The new rope has a construction of 8x1, and each strand is covered with high tenacity PE Premium. This construction…

1st October 2004

Euronete presents Euroneema

1st October 2004

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The Norwegian company Cflow has developed a new loading system for live cod/coalfish. The fish flow freely from trawls/nets or cages into the hold by way of underpressure. Therefore, the fish receive…

1st October 2004

New live cod loading system from Norway

1st October 2004

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

DSI Denmark has now sold more than 150 CO2 freezer plate systems since it began getting clearances to develop CO2 models of its range at the start of 2000. A company statement…

1st October 2004

CO2 steps forward for more speed and space

1st October 2004

DECK MACHINERY

DECK MACHINERY

Petrel of South Africa is offering a new deck system for tuna lifting which it says is faster and more efficient than the conventional boom mounted power block.

1st October 2004

New light weight deck equipment for tuna vessels launched by Petrel

1st October 2004

DECK MACHINERY

DECK MACHINERY

TECNICAS HIDRAULICAS will be delivering two complete MARCO shipsets including deck machinery, deck cranes, hydraulic pumping systems and controls next year 2005 to Astilleros Murueta and Construcciones Navales Freire for their hulls…

1st October 2004

Marco shipsets from TECNICAS HIDRAULICAS

1st October 2004

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The US has thrown its weight behind a return to commercial whaling if the two decade long ban is lifted as expected in the near future.

19th September 2004

US backs proposals by pro-whaling nations

19th September 2004

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A study was released last month using previously published data to report on levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) - acompound reported in increasing concentrations in the environment, according to a statement…

19th September 2004

All salmon safe to eat

19th September 2004

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish Farmed Salmon has been rewarded with a European seal of approval protecting its identity, quality and authenticity.

19th September 2004

Scottish farmed salmon wins European quality award

19th September 2004

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Designed specifically for cooling, freezing, proofing and other spiral applications, Intraloxs new Series 2600 Spiraloxâ„¢ belt eliminates much of the labour and modifications associated with spiral retrofits. The new Series 2600 Spiralox…

19th September 2004

New spiral belt from Intralox

19th September 2004

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

South African software company Olfish says its software is now available in fully -- commercial trawl and longline versions and its team is at an advanced stage of development of both purse…

19th September 2004

Altogether now! Track and trace for skippers and observers

19th September 2004

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The new super-stealth OrbBuoy RD/SD 1000 from ORBIMAGE allows to Locate and track the FAD or fishing gear as it drifts through different oceanographic conditions.

19th September 2004

New OrbBuoy from Orbimage

19th September 2004

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Norways C-MAP says it is the first company to get ISO 19379 standard for its CM-93/3 electronic chart database. A statement said the standard specifies the requirements for Electronic Chart Systems (ECS)…

19th September 2004

C-Map charts get ISO 19379

19th September 2004

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications has upgraded its land earth station in Aussaguel, France, to ensure that its Inmarsat-C and Mini-C services are Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) compatible.

19th September 2004

France Telecom offers full, anti-piracy SSAS

19th September 2004