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PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Sunwell Technologies Inc. of Canada has introduced Deepchillâ„¢ Variable-State Iceâ„¢: a Deepchillâ„¢ System that can deliver slurry ice in a complete range of ice-states: from very liquid ice, to a very thick…

1st November 2004

The evolution of Slurry Ice

1st November 2004

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Research on the advantages of flo-ice, presented at a Vigo conference has shown a number of advantages from the first comparative study with traditional ice methods.

1st November 2004

Flo-ice gives longer life

1st November 2004

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The Norwegian shipyard Solstrand completed and delivered its latest building, the MFV Altaire, to her Scottish owner Altaire Fishing Company, from the Shetland Islands, last month. The ownership of Altaire is shared…

1st November 2004

New trawler for Shetlands

1st November 2004

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Martek Marine (UK) has launched its Crewtrack® man overboard (MOB) alarm/locator system saying it is the most effective on the market with a mechanism to prevent false alarms.

1st November 2004

Safety for the mob

1st November 2004

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

At the SMM exhibition in Hamburg, Xantic displayed a new web-based tool, AMOS Connect Online, which makes it easier for ship managers to manage vessel mailboxes from the office. It can be…

1st November 2004

Xantic launches a new web tool

1st November 2004

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Univan Ship Management, a leading ship management companies, is equiping its fleet with Iridium Satellite systems supplied by provider Horizon Mobile Communications (HMC) in a move to reduce communication costs between ship…

1st November 2004

Reducing costs

1st November 2004

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Thrane & Thrane, the worlds leading manufacturer of equipment for mobile satellite communication, has acquired EuroCom Industries (Denmark). EuroCom Industries is a leading supplier of maritime communication equipment for all types of…

1st November 2004

Thrane & Thrane buys EuroCom

1st November 2004

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Sailor has launched a new portable GMDSS VHF Sailor SP3300 on SMM in Hamburg.

1st November 2004

Sailor launches new portable GMDS system

1st November 2004

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Icelandic freight carrier Eimskip has been confirmed as sole sponsor of the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 2005 party dinner to take place on the Friday night of the show, September 9, in Hotel…

1st October 2004

Eimskip to sponsor Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition party dinner

1st October 2004

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The Norwegian company Delitek was awarded with the Nor-Fishing Innovation Prize for developing an automatic longline hauler system (ALH), a puller mounted on the side of the vessels that helps to improve…

1st October 2004

New longline system to increase quality and profits

1st October 2004

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Norwegian shipowner Gudmund Fjortoft and Jorge Lores from Eurored have open a new company in the harbour of the Fjortoft Island in the Northwest of Norway, to supply fishing gear and equipment.…

1st October 2004

Traalnett opens its doors in Norway

1st October 2004

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