All Industry News articles – Page 426

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    Safety with Ovatek

    2002-10-09T12:14:00Z

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

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    New seaworthy safety product from Viking

    2002-10-09T12:14:00Z

    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, type throw-overboard.

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    Rotzler enters deck machinery sector with new Titan winch

    2002-10-09T12:14:00Z

    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 already successful 1000, 2000 & 3200kg TITAN models.

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    Caterpillar unveils new 1,000 horsepower marine propulsion engine

    2002-10-09T12:14:00Z

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

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    Naust Marine is focusing on its new 'SEA' concept; more silent, more efficient and more automated fishing vessels

    2002-10-09T12:13:00Z

    NAUST MARINE is now working on new solutions in the field of Diesel-Electric propulsion for fishing vessels, as well as new models of electrically driven IBERCISA winches, in co-operation with the naval architects of SkipaSyn," says Asgeir Erling Gunnarsson general manager of NAUST MARINE, "the new SEA concept ...

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    Industry's success given recognition

    2002-10-09T12:10:00Z

    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.

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    Pelagic trawler with sluice chamber for trawl bag docking

    2002-09-17T10:33:00Z

    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 and aquaculture, Fiskerstrand Verft AS, Rolls-Royce Marine and CR Seafood PRC.

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    Mad Betty aids UK mussel farmers

    2002-09-17T10:33:00Z

    Late July saw mussel farmers Roger and Judy Thwaites of Shian Fisheries in Argyll, Scotland take delivery of the ''Mad Betty'', a custom built Twin -Trak 11/5 mussel farm service craft from Alnmaritec. Named after the owners respective mothers, who were honoured despite the name, the distinctive vessel ...

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    Tucal looks ?

    2002-09-17T10:23:00Z

    Tucal is a company specialising in the design, production and installation of marine and industrial refrigerating equipment and air conditioning, with a large experience achieved after many years working in these fields.

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    Landings of fresh fish increase at Port of Vigo in first half of year

    2002-09-17T10:23:00Z

    Landings of fresh fish accumulated to July increased 2.63% in the port of Vigo as compared with the same period last year. In total, 39,733 tons of fresh fishing were unloaded until July, with green cod and mollusks showing an increased respect last July.

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    Filkemp leads the way in the production of monofilaments

    2002-09-17T10:23:00Z

    Portuguese company Filkemp, will be invoicing 23 million Euros during 2002, which reflects its success in the past few years.

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    Sinival gets boost with technical seminars for a range of sectors

    2002-09-17T10:23:00Z

    The Technical Seminars and 1st International Shipping Meet will feature a broad range of activities at the Bilbao International Exhibition Centre during SINAVAL, the international fair of the shipping, maritime and ports industry, and EUROFISHING, the international fair of the fishing industry, which will be staged there on 22nd -- ...

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    Spanish processing sector faces continuous raw material problems

    2002-09-17T10:22:00Z

    Jose Luis Freire, president of Conxemar, Spain''s Association of Wholesalers, Importers, Manufacturers and Exporters of Fish Products and Fish Farming talks about the isssues surrounding the Spanish processing sector - How would you assess the present situation of the fishing products processing industry in Spain?

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    Fishing deal struck at World Summit

    2002-09-17T10:19:00Z

    A global plan to restore the world''s heavily depleted fish stocks by 2015 has been agreed at the World Development Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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    Starfish trial a success for Bridon

    2002-08-19T11:49:00Z

    Bridon Ropes, the leading wire manufacturer has developed yet another rope that has proven to be a winner after a trial period of 16 months .

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    Marel has success with pinbone project

    2002-08-19T11:47:00Z

    Icelandic processing and grading specialist Marel will launch a revolutionary pin-bone remover on to the market early in 2003.

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    Ymuiden Stores Holland shows strong in Icelandic fisheries industry

    2002-08-19T11:47:00Z

    By participating for the 5th consecutive time in the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, Ymuiden Stores Holland is showing not only a real interest in the world trade of fishing but also in particular in fishing activities on Iceland.

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    Parson's to cut costs for users

    2002-08-19T11:47:00Z

    Parsons Chain''s continuing research into reducing the trawler''s operating cost, by introducing improved designs and materials for their Trawlex range of chains and chain fittings have resulted in to their latest addition to the range, Profile Chain.

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    Big increases in Simrad sonar use

    2002-08-19T11:47:00Z

    Simrad has seen a rapid increase in its sales of Sonar over the past year. In Norway alone deliveries are up by 50% with substantial increases recorded in other parts of the world since the introduction of the new SP60.

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    New hauler to be launched by Vaki

    2002-08-19T11:46:00Z

    Fish gear specialist Vaki-DNG is building on the success of its current range of products which include the LineTec, TrawlTec and SeineTec devices, and will launch a new type of hauler driven by electricity instead of the traditional hydraulic motors, at this year''s Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition taking place in September.