World Fishing News – Page 905
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Wesmar launches two new 'innovative' sonars
Wesmar has recently introduced two new sonars, the SS395 and the TCS335. The company says that its new launches combine good performance and innovative features with competitive pricing.
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C-Map charts get ISO 19379
Norway''s 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) databases, especially as regards the elements relevant to safety of navigation, such as content, quality and updating.
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France Telecom offers full, anti-piracy SSAS
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.
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Pakistans exports boosted
Improved fish landings and major efforts to tap into new markets, and enhance traditional ones in Pakistan gave the seafood export industry a strong boost, during the 2003-2004 fiscal period, FIS reports.
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McMurdo launches new products to extend its safety equipment range
McMurdo Ltd, the UK based manufacturer of marine safety, communications and Navtex equipment, will be launching its new M-2 Automatic Identification System at SMM 2004 Exhibition at Hamburg. This new product compliments the company''s range of McMurdo, ICS and Pains Wessex branded products which are designed to meet ...
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Four is the key to modularity
Berg Chilling Systems'' Ice/Berg LS new model ice making machine is built with industrial type heavy duty construction that provides modularity through a unique arrangement of its four key components: ice making low side; refrigeration high side; condenser; and controller. Other features of the Ice/Berg LS include:
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Gondán delivers to Norway
Spanish shipyard Astilleros Gondán S.A. has just delivered trawler Sunderøy to its new owner Norway''s Myre Havfiske AS which is based in Sortland.
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James Cook to sail from Norway
Two Norwegian companies have won the contract to build the UK''s latest research ship. A statement from Skipsteknisk AS said it has won the contract to design and Flekkefjord Slipp & Maskinfabrikk AS the building contracts for Britain''s new ''state of the art'' oceanographic research vessel.
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Industry experts impressed by Nesco's innovation
A company from Hull is playing a major part in the drive to help UK fishing fleets secure higher prices through better quality landings.
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Masto says rope life is extended by 50-100%
Masto Wire-Service AS of Kristiansand S Norway is the maker of the well known Masto high-pressure wire rope lubricator.
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UK seafood market worth £5 billion
The seafood market in the UK is estimated to be worth almost £5 billion, according to recent research by the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish).
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IWC agrees call to action on whale welfare
nternational agreement on the need to address the inherent cruelty of whaling was reached at the 56th annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Sorrento, Italy. The Resolution by New Zealand, with 16 co-sponsoring countries, calls for action to stop the suffering involved in modern day whaling ...
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Simrad supplies electronic equipment for Libas
Simrad has supplied an extensive suite of hydro acoustic and navigation equipment to the 94m Libas, the largest pelagic vessel in the Norwegian fleet. Built at the Fitjar Mek Verkstad shipyard in Norway for Lie Management.
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Dan Fender cuts float weight by 24kgs
Denmark-based Dan Fender says its trawl-float fender can cut 24kgs off the weight of a traditional float system. It produces the special ''Skaw'' fender for Polar Skagen in Denmark. They are filled with a special polyurethane mixture in liquid form that hardens to produce a rigid float that works down ...
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Faroese trawl cooks up herring with Swedes in two days
Vónin of the Faroes says it is very happy with the results of a new trawl and codend, designed for blue whiting, which it has supplied to Swedish trawler TOR-ÖN.
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Panama grows by 30% in Spain
Spanish shipyard Astilleros Valiña has reported completion of work to enlarge and upgrade the Panamanian tuna vessel Contadora I. The expansion from 63.3 metres to 83.10m focused on the central part of the vessel.
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Polysteel, Tecnocompact and Tecnoplus from Tecnored
Tecnored of Spain has recently introduced several new products in its manufacturing range such as ''Polysteel'' ''Tecnocompact'' and ''Tecnoplus'' .
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Scania's latest 12-litre engine
Scania says it will start production from this autumn of a new, 12-litre engine with an electronic engine management system (EMS) which it says brings high performance, low operating costs and low exhaust emissions.
