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NewsLiquid ice machine installed in Chile
In some applications, the use of liquid ice is more appropriate than other types of ice and enables rapid cooling of the product.
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NewsFreezers all over!
DSI says that it has never been so busy, and that staff are working day and night to get orders ready on time.
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Transparent ice production at MAJA
Wherever flake ice is used in the production or refrigeration of foodstuffs, hygiene should have a high priority. Today no producer or processor of fresh food items can afford the risk of contamination from any source, including ice.
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NewsSea Harvest gets liquid ice
Sea Harvest, processor of hake in South Africa, has been enjoying the benefits of its new North Star liquid ice system. The company reports that the North Star system has improved the efficiency of its cold chain and the quality of its seafood products in a number of important ways.
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NewsNew MF46-56 and 58-68Split
Scotsman Ice Systems has been manufacturing ice machines since 1950. According to the company, all machines comply to European requirements and to the most important regulations and, since July 2006, all models are RoHS compliant.
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NewsSix Deepchilling systems for Icelandic vessels
Sunwell Technologies Inc. is currently installing six palletised DeepchillTM Variable-State Ice systems on three vessels owned by Icelandic fishing company Sjolaskip for fishing mackerel off the African coast.
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NewsIceBits’ guide to refrigerated drying
IceBits ehf of Iceland explains the process of refrigerated drying.
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Newbuild crabber
MMS Ship Repair & Dry Dock Co. Ltd is building a 14.5m vivier-crabber for Skipper Iain Gray of Bridlington, due to be handed over in autumn 2007.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman navigation radars for enviro ship
Northrop Grumman Corporation has received orders to supply navigation radars for a new ship being built for the Norwegian environmental organisation, Green Warriors.
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Aker Seafoods strengthens its fleet
Aker Seafoods has purchased M/Tr “Polaris” for NOK 125 million to replace M/Tr “Vesttind”.
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Factory trawler customised to maximise seasonal catch
Rolls-Royce has designed the first factory trawler ordered by a Norwegian shipowner for 20 years, and delivered much of its equipment.
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WSC 2007 programme unveiled
The complex challenge of balancing a spiralling worldwide consumer demand for seafood with the development of sustainable global fisheries is one of the key ‘green marine’ issues driving the timely and topical IAFI World Seafood Congress programme which organisers unveiled recently.
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NewsNorth America
US exports rising again - According to the FAO, the United States exports $ 3.9 billion worth of seafood products and annually and the US’s northern neighbour, Canada, exports $3.5 billion in seafood every year
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NewsPirates, poachers or global crime syndicates?
Impacts of IUU fishing: economic lossesFirst the bad news, from the 3rd Update and Stakeholder Consultation on illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU) organised in London by the Royal Institute of International Affairs. Stakeholders conspicuous by their absence were fishermen, with not one attending. The agenda and meeting was dominated ...
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When David’s die and Goliath’s rejoice
Fishermen’s lives go cheap in more than one way. Apart from engaging in one of the most hazardous occupations worldwide, they are frequently outside the reach of the occupational safety and health services available to other working people. They must navigate, often in shaky vessels, under hazardous weather conditions, and ...
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North Sea herring TAC reduction beyond “painful”
The danger of another reduction of North Sea herring TAC for 2008 cast a shadow over the successful end of the 2007 maatjes herring season, reports Pieter Tesch.
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Two new MSC offices
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has opened two new offices – one in Tokyo, Japan, and the other in The Hague, Netherlands.
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NewsControl measures to save North Sea cod
In mid-July, the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) adopted an operational plan for joint multi-national fishery controls in the North Sea and adjacent areas. This marks the start of an innovative and coordinated effort to combat overfishing and save endangered cod stocks.
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Increased testing of Australian seafood imports
Seafood imported into Australia will now be tested for a range of antibiotics, including flouroquinolones, quinolones and penicillins, under additional measures announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Peter McGauran, today.
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Global aquaculture and fisheries market to exceed 123 million tons by 2009
According to a new report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. about 1.0 billion human beings worldwide depend on fish as their primary means of animal protein, particularly in coastal areas where reliance on fish is normally higher.
