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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

ZF Marine reports the delivery of a transmission system for the Fakir ice-class Spanish trawler built by Astilleros Armon, SA. for Freiremar, SA. The single screw, ZF W43100 NR heavy-duty gearbox is…

19th February 2005

ZF Marine delivers to Spain

19th February 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Volvo Penta claims its new propulsion system, with props turning in the direction in which the vessel is travelling (Volvo Penta Inboard Performance System -- IPS) means faster, stronger, quieter, cleaner and…

19th February 2005

New Volvo technology turns backwards forwards

19th February 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Perkins Sabre has launched the M92B, an upgraded, new-specification version of the M92.

19th February 2005

Perkins Sabre launches new version of the M92

19th February 2005

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Norwegian Maritime Equipment AS has extended their range of rescue boats with a small model designed for outboard propulsion. The boat, denominated Normar 425, is a well balanced GRP rescue boat with…

26th January 2005

New price competitive Rescue boat in the NorMar safety range

26th January 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Philip Twohy, operator and owner of the Fishing Vessel Mar Del Sud, has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $72,365 for fishing violations that occurred on May 22, 2004 in the…

25th January 2005

KODIAK FISHERMAN PAYS SUBSTANTIAL PENALTY FOR FISHERY VIOLATIONS

25th January 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK fishermen suffered another setback last month when a new report called for a third of UK waters to become marine reserves closed to all commercial fishing.

19th January 2005

Report calls for fisheries closure

19th January 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

SINAVAL-EUROFISHING is to host the 27th Marine Propulsion Conference on January 27-28 2005. Organisers of the event, which is run by UK-based maritime technology journal The Motor Ship, have announced that it…

19th January 2005

Marine Propulsion Conference 2005

19th January 2005

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

A missed opportunity with missing stakeholders - One of several fashionable concepts that affects fisheries management and the fishing industry in many countries is integrated coastal zone management (ICZM). Born as a…

19th January 2005

Managing the conflict alone

19th January 2005

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

David Hayes reports on a country with vast potential for fisheries development but also facing a number of problems from lack of infrastructure to pollution, over fishing and coastal pollution.

19th January 2005

Indonesia

19th January 2005

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing on the high seas is a worldwide problem. Fisheries authorities agree that managing fish stocks on a regional basis is an important first step towards curbing…

19th January 2005

Catching poachers down south

19th January 2005

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

The Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition has been running every three years since 1984 and has developed into one of the worlds premier fishing events. Some 13,000m2 of exhibition area inside and outside is…

19th January 2005

Your complete guide for preparing your visit to Iceland, the exhibition and awards

19th January 2005

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Morgère France say their aeroplane is the most popular of their mid-water trawls and it has been in use for 14 years since they designed it with the French National Institute for…

19th January 2005

The flying monster

19th January 2005

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Egersund Trål AS from Norway says that it has been able to get the average fuel cost down as much as 15 per cent and improved the catch rate for large vessels…

19th January 2005

Egersund Trål AS helps to reduce fuel costs

19th January 2005

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

After one year of developments, Royal Lankhorst Euronete Group has just launched Blue Fin Combination Rope, a new combination rope made out of double galvanised wires and with improved Eurosteel yarns to…

19th January 2005

Euronete introduces new combination rope

19th January 2005

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Scanmar of Norway are working on a prototype for bottom sensing which they believe is so good that patents are being applied for. Part of their work has been on board Norways…

19th January 2005

Rocking and rolling on the bottom

19th January 2005

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The Icelandic company 3X-Stál, which specialises in technical solutions for the fish processing industry, is now promoting its new Tub handling system in the European market. This new system has been developed…

19th January 2005

New tub handling system launched in Europe

19th January 2005

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Danish company Scanvaegt says that its ScanGrader can eliminate the 3-5 per cent excess weight contained in packaged fish products. The new solution is also programmed to automate and streamline the entire…

19th January 2005

Excess weight solution

19th January 2005

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Cabinplant has developed a new machine, a so-called roe separator, to solve a seasonal problem faced by producers of cold-water shrimps. Using this roe separator, it is no longer necessary to employ…

19th January 2005

Cabinplant develops roe seperator for shrimps

19th January 2005

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

FTC Sweden is working on a new design to replace its whitefish machine FDS3N. The idea came after building in 2004 a special FDS3N for I&J in Cape Town. The purpose was…

19th January 2005

New whitefish machine

19th January 2005

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

The Icelandic Fisheries Laboratories is an independent state organisation, operating on behalf of industry under the Ministry of Fisheries. For 20 years it has worked to improve the humble containers which carry…

19th January 2005

Tub vs box – size matters

19th January 2005