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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, ...
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More orders for Northern Shipyard
Northern Shipyard of Gdansk, Poland has just signed a contract to build and deliver - for April 2005 - a complete shrimp trawler for Norwegian owner Tråsavik ANS, based in Egersund.
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Environmentally-friendly refrigeration from Grenco
In many countries the use of R22 in new refrigeration systems is prohibited. Alternative refrigerants such as R507 and R404a are subject to very strict legislation and may be prohibited in the nearby future.
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International shipbuilders boom at Nor-Fishing 2004
A large number of international and Norwegian shipyards will join the competition for the many shipbuilding orders the fishery industry is expected to offer in the near future."Oh yes, we are pleased to note a considerable increase in attention from the shipbuilding industry, and particularly so from yards in Eastern ...
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Fish answer call of the fjørds!
It looks as though the fish have heard the call to attend Nor-Fishing 2004. Peter Gullestad, president of the Nor-Fishing Foundation says the stocks are up and people are coming to the Nor-Fishing show to invest.
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Scantrol's new-generation trawl system
Scantrol says it has introduced a new version of its Symmetry Control package, and it is also backwards compatible (through upgrades) for present users of its Scantrol 2000 autotrawl system.
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Saving deckhands from the bin
Triplex of Norway say they have installed a net handling system with the potential for automated control from a PC.
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India and Denmark tie the knot
Carlsen Net of Denmark and Garware-Wall Ropes of India have entered into an agreement for the transfer of technology for Garware to manufacture nylon pelagic nettings in India. Knud Carlsen told WF that Garware staff have already started coming to Denmark.
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New satellite communication systems from Simrad
Simrad has launched two sophisticated new satellite communication systems based on the Inmarsat Fleet satellite platform.
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Cartolit sees potential in China as it reports export success
Danish block-carton producer Cartolit has its sights set on China to build on what has been a successful year for the company in terms of export sales.
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Cut! It's a wrap
Quality requirements for fish block producers are getting higher and they have not seen the end yet, according to Denmark-based Peterson Beck A/S.
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A year in the life of Norway
But Norway is banking on a Government White paper to see the fortunes of the industry return.The paper reviewed the country's policy towards the coastal fleet and has since argued that it was necessary to reduce its catch capacity (see page 10). According to Svein Ludvigsen, Norwegian Minister of Fisheries, ...
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From Offal to profit
Flottweg of Germany''s fishmeal processing expert, Klaus Ertl, has now turned his attention to maximising offal from filleted fish. "In former days we called it offal - nowadays we call it profit!" he says and explains what Flottweg has to offer.
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The Skipper as a scientist
His revolutionary recommendations will hearten workers on deck and bridge. The study, launched last August, gives a panoramic view of excellent, comparative information on fisheries management in seven industrial countries, draws lessons from several others and assesses their applicability to UK fisheries.Food for thoughtFishery science: all stock assessments and fishing ...
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Fitting into the market
How would you describe the general state of the Norwegian fishing industry at the moment?In 2003, there was a decrease in the landings of fish by Norwegian registered vessels, and also in the first hand value. The landings totalled 2.5 million tonnes, down from 2.7 for 2002. The first hand ...
