Focus on decarbonisation
Lorient fishing company APAK is aiming to reduce its exposure to fuel cost spikes with a 12-15% reduction in its energy consumption through a fleet modernisation project. 21.90-metre trawler Le…
Lorient wholesaler in acquisition drive
Brittany seafood wholesaler Océalliance is consolidating its position with the acquisition of companies in the Channel coast region. Based in the port of Keroman, the Breton group headed by Guénolé Merveilleux…
Itechmer opens its doors
France’s leading fishing industry trade event opens its doors for the 16th time this week. Held at the Parc des Expositions in Lorient Bretagne Sud, the event is also celebrating…
ItechMer to focus on the future
The organisers of ItechMer, France’s premier fishing industry trade event, have announced the programme for this year’s exhibition, which takes place 15-17th October in Lorient. ItechMer has its roots firmly…
Providing a voice – thirty years of ItechMer
French commercial fishing trade event ItechMer, now in its thirtieth year, takes place 15-17th October in the Brittany port of Lorient, with a theme of unifying an entire sector with…
Training vessel handed over to Lorient fisheries college
The Etel Maritime High School in Brittany has taken delivery of Lymaret II, a new training vessel that is expected to form a key part of the preparing the region’s…
Changes in Keroman’s trawler fleet
Things are moving among the smaller-scale trawlers working from Lorient, with the return of an experienced skipper and other changes. Their main business is centered on langoustines, the season for…
Lorient holds its own, despite setbacks
The fishing port of Lorient has returned respectables figure for 2024, despite facing setbacks on a number of fronts, including the Bay of Biscay closure and the enduring headaches resulting…
Lorient makes way for a new generation
The sale by armement de pêche artisanale de Keroman (APAK) of seiner/trawler Marie Lou to armement coopératif vendéen (ACAV) is the first of a series of changes taking place in…
Hybrid propulsion trial enters operational phase
A key part of the Hyba project in France for hybridisation and energy optimisation of the trawler fleet, trawler/seine netter Naoned is now entering the operational phase. Built by Piriou…
