Icelandic company Slippurinn, based in Akureyri, has signed a contract to design, manufacture and install a processing deck for both whitefish and shrimps on board the new trawler being built for Nergård Havfiske, with the hull constructed at Vard Braila in Romania and taken to Vard Brattvaag for completion by early 2020.
Norwegian company Havfront AS has revolutionised the gutting and deheading of fish on board fishing vessels with the world's smallest gutting and heading machine, the Loppa. Now the company has secured its first international contract in Greenland.
Changes have taken place in the ownership of Icelandic high-tech processing specialist Valka, with a Samherji subsidiary acquiring a 20% stake in the company in a move that has been welcomed by Valka’s managament.
Last year the Cap Blanc Pélagique SARL has started to operate its fish processing plant and coldstore in the port of Nouadhibou, in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. This is a joint venture between Cornelis Vrolijk Holding BV and Société Mauritanienne d’Armement Pélagique SARL (SMAP), which has been CV’s local agent for over 20 years.
The Federal Fisheries Agency has approved agreements under the investment quotas initiative for three new processing plants in the Russian Far East, with a fourth due to be signed early in 2019.
Norwegian salmon producer Sotra Fiskeindustri has invested in a Skaginn 3X Sub-Chilling system which cools fish to -1.5°C, which has the advantages of extending shelf-life, improving processing yield and significantly reducing carbon footprint.
The Russian Fishery Company (RRPK) has completed the preparatory stage for the construction of the Russian Mintai fish processing plant in the Nadezhdinskaya Tor region in Primorsky Krai.
European fishing industry body Europêche has voiced its disappointment at the EU Council’s adoption of a regulation that could bring up to 750,000 tonnes of fish products into the EU from third countries at a reduced or zero-duty tariff. Europêche believes that, in many cases, these ATQs serve the sole purpose of getting a better price from non-EU producers, while putting pressure on EU producers’ prices and employment.
Russian Fishery Company (RFC) continues to invest in modernising its fleet of factory vessels, most recently with upgraded processing decks providing improved production capacities and capabilities to produce higher-grade products.
Four days of demonstrations, guest speakers, virtual reality experiences, and a customer appreciation event took place in Seattle at Marel’s annual Seafood ShowHow at Pier 91. Visitors took the opportunity to see equipment and software in action over the four days of the Seafood ShowHow, giving them a first-hand look at how Marel’s systems can help optimise processing performance.
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