European Parliament Committees vote against fisheries agreement with Morocco

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Yesterday, both the Budget and Development Committees in the European Parliament recommended rejecting the extension of the EU-Morocco fisheries partnership agreement. The opinions of these two committees will provide input to the Fisheries Committee, which is expected to vote on the agreement on 22 or 23 November.

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Suriname Atlantic seabob world’s first tropical shrimp fishery to be awarded the MSC ecolabel

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Suriname is celebrating a special premiere: The Suriname Atlantic seabob shrimp fishery has become the first tropical shrimp fishery in the world to achieve MSC certification as a sustainable and well-managed fishery. Products from this fishery may now bear the MSC ecolabel, identifying their origin from a sustainable source.

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Wärtsilä inaugurates its new Central Distribution Centre in the Netherlands

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Wärtsilä, a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine and energy markets, inaugurates its new spare parts distribution centre in Kampen, the Netherlands, on Monday 7 November 2011. The Central Distribution Centre is to be inaugurated by Wärtsilä’s President & CEO Björn Rosengren together with Bort Koelewijn, the Mayor of Kampen.

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