World Fishing News – Page 871
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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.
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ULTRA-SEP Bilge Water Separators gain USA certificates
ULTRA-SEP Bilge Water Separators has gained the first U.S. Coast Guard certification worldwide for treating emulsions to new IMO Standards MEP.107 (49).
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New bilge filter for cleaner seas
Denmark-based filtration experts C.C. Jensen A/S has developed a new filtration unit, in collaboration with DMA Sorption ApS, which they say guarantees that the oil content is below 15 parts per million (ppm) throughout the lifespan of the filter elements.
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Two new deliveries from Maaskant
Ducht based Maaskant shipyards has delivered a new beam trawler for Van Dam V. O.F. at Goedereede (Holland) last month. Vrouw Grietje is fishing for demersal fish in the North Sea. Maaskant has also built a new mussel dredger, LoliPop, at its installation in Bruinisse (Holland) for the ...
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Morgere launches Delta doors
French company Morgere Trawl Doors has just launched a new type of midwater trawl door which it calls its Delta doors. The move was in response to several netmakers, the company said and they were developed in collaboration with the French national sea research institute at Boulogne sur Mer ...
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New Volvo penta engine for small fishing boats
Volvo Penta''s new D9 diesel engine offers very high performance characteristics combined with low exhaust and noise emissions as well as minimal vibrations resulting in a high degree of onboard comfort. Available in two power output alternatives, 500 and 575 horsepower, the Volvo Penta D9 is a powerful alternative for ...
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World Fishing Exhibition Vigo: one year on
A year on from the Vigo World Fishing Exhibition we asked some of the participants how business had fared since then and this is what they had to tell us.
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France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications announces full availability of the Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) on Inmarsat-C and Mini-C
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 SSAS-compatible. The SSAS heightens security on board ship in the event of attack enabling captain or crew to send out a ‘covert’ alert and rapidly obtain assistance. ...
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New Dawn for wooden trawler
Scottish Macduff Shipyards has completed wooden trawler New Dawn FR470 for Alistair Bruce and partners of Fraserburgh. Macduff said she is a very sturdy, versatile craft, and is laid out for a single and twin-rig trawling, to operate through Caley Fisheries in Fraserburgh.
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Zamakona delivers for Scotland
Spanish shipyard Astilleros Zamakona has recently delivered the mid-water trawler Challenge for Scottish Klondyke Fishing Company.
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Net sounder from Marport
Marport of Iceland''s new NC-42 Digital net sounder, with its latest transceiver, digital signal processing and software is due on the market this autumn. It combines a headrope-mounted transmitter, a hull mounted transducer and bridge instrumentation, displaying trawl opening, location, the presence of fish in and around the trawl and ...
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Marel's pin-bone removal ready to install
Processing companies in the North Atlantic are facing stiff competition from countries with abundant, low-cost labour. World Fishing turned to Lá¡rus Ásgeirsson, senior director of sales and marketing at Marel Iceland, a major processing machinery supplier, to see how companies can better adapt to such challenges. "Marel is working with ...
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Saeplast keeps the big fish
Saeplast of Iceland is offering its new 1400 L PUR container for storing and transporting large fish such as tuna and swordfish.
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Navi-Trainer 4000 installed in Spain
Transas Europe GmbH has successfully commissioned a Navi-Trainer 4000 Fishing Simulation System combined with TGS 4100 GMDSS Simulation System and ERS 4000 Simulation System at Tenerife, Spain. This procurement provides the largest simulator on the island of Tenerife. The new simulator, installed at Instituto de Formacion Maritimo Pesquero de Tenerife, ...
