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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Highly promising results in terms of cylinder oil savings, lower particle emissions and reduced combustion chamber wear figures are emerging from large-scale testing of a wide range of MAN B&W MC/MC-C two-stroke…

12th November 2002

Test confirm cylinder lubrication savings

12th November 2002

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

Visible quality. Icelandic Minister of Fisheries, Ãrni M Mathiesen (right), gets first-hand evidence of the freshness of fish at Fishgate, Hulls quality-driven fish trading centre, during an early morning visit to the…

12th November 2002

Quality on show for fisheries minister

12th November 2002

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Focusing on packing solutions, Danish company Scanvaegt has designed a new checkweigher, the ScanCheck RF5 which according to the company, is designed to be:

12th November 2002

ScanCheck RF5: the new checkweigher

12th November 2002

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Nordlaks breaks new ground with Marel Salmon Solutions - Walking into the new Nordlaks salmon processing plant in Stokmarknes, Norway is like walking into the future. Spacious, well designed and futuristic the…

12th November 2002

Top-of-the-line production

12th November 2002

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Geneglace explains why quality of product is becoming more important - Due to the variation of farmed shrimp volume, market price for shrimp have become very volatile in the past few years.…

12th November 2002

Fresh products enhance product appeal

12th November 2002

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

High quality clean flake ice increases value for export markets - When harvesting and processing seafood for discerning export markets, such as Japan, the European Union and the United States, it is…

12th November 2002

Precise chilling from Northstar

12th November 2002

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

ORBIMAGE, a leading provider of satellite-based fishing information, has added SubSurface Temperature information to our popular SeaStar Fisheries Information Service.

9th October 2002

OrbMap perfect for tuna fishing

9th October 2002

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Aucxis Trading Solutions is attempting to streamline the trading process of fish via electronic systems - Fresh produce gathered from the sea will always be a most volatile commodity, requiring expert handling…

9th October 2002

The Internet working for fish auctions

9th October 2002

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Red Mullet season has started in Italy, and this year there is a twist to it. For the first time Spanish buyers will be thrilled to buy the Red Mullet and…

9th October 2002

Spanish buying in Cattolica auction through Pefa.com network

9th October 2002

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

With changes to the Safety Of Life At Sea (SOLAS) regulations being made recently with the enforcement of regulations that state a minimum number of Emergency Escape Breathing Devices (EEBD) that have…

9th October 2002

Sabre aids with safety regulation changes

9th October 2002

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A good tuna purse seine net must have two main qualities : The net must sink very quickly to avoid the fish to escape underneith the net.

9th October 2002

A simulation software to optimize the design of tuna purse seine nets

9th October 2002

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Caterpillar C18 targets 50-60 foot planing hull pleasure craft market

9th October 2002

Caterpillar unveils new 1,000 horsepower marine propulsion engine

9th October 2002

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

German company ROTZLER has just released the latest model in its TITAN range of planetary hydraulic hoisting winches. The TITAN TH4 features a 1st layer hoisting force of 4500kg and compliments the…

9th October 2002

Rotzler enters deck machinery sector with new Titan winch

9th October 2002

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Canadian company Ovatek was fianlist in two cateogories at last months Icelandic Fisheries Awards for the recognition of its work in the marine safety sector with its unique liferaft systems.

9th October 2002

Safety with Ovatek

9th October 2002

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As big as a two-room flat. This is the size of the most recent VIKING liferaft now being marketed. It is the largest-capacity liferaft ever sold: a 150 person automatically self-righting liferaft,…

9th October 2002

New seaworthy safety product from Viking

9th October 2002

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Fishermen could not believe that a organisation backed by one of the largest fish buyers in the world, Unilever and the WWF could actively launch a sustainability label which would attempt to…

9th October 2002

Breaking away from scepticism

9th October 2002

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Both Icelandic and international companies were rewarded for their part in the development of the global fishing industry, at the Icelandic Fisheries Awards 2002, held in Reykjavik last month.

9th October 2002

Industrys success given recognition

9th October 2002

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Marr Foods purpose-built smoked fish plant in Hull has recently undergone a £2 million investment programme. The result is a centre of excellence for smoked fish, with products smoked, handled and packaged…

17th September 2002

Creating a centre of excellence for smoked fish

17th September 2002

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

In what Fiskerstrand describe as the largest step forward for the trawler fleet in the last 40 years, a new trawl docking technology has been developed in close co-operation between SINTEF Fisheries…

17th September 2002

Pelagic trawler with sluice chamber for trawl bag docking

17th September 2002

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Marine electronics manufacturer Simrad, has launched a high performance commercial autopilot incorporating all of the features developed for its highly praised autopilot range, together with many new functions designed specifically for the…

17th September 2002

New professional autopilot from Simrad

17th September 2002