Nueva Pescanova back on financial track
After ending the 2023/24 financial year with a loss of €131 million due to inflation, a historic fall in the price of shrimp and the climatic effect of El Niño,…
Factory deck contract goes to Slippurinn
The Slippurinn DNG yard in Akureyri has signed a contract to deliver the factory deck installation for new freezer trawler Júlíus Geirmundsson, which is expected to be delivered to Hraðfrystihúsið-Gunnvör…
Transforming tuna processing
Marel aims to transform processing of tuna up to 9kg with its Curio filleting machine. The conventional industrial approach to cannning tuna is for fish to be cooked and separated…
New fish processing ready to open in Newhaven
Everything is now in place for a new fish processing venture to open its doors in Newhaven. Lewes District Council allocated just over £1m to the project from a £12.68m…
Borncut ownership changes hands
The majority of shares in one of the leaders in processing systems for poultry, meat and fish processing have been acquired by Dutch company IB Food-Machines. The background to this…
Saltfish line for Canadian producer
Icelandic company Slippurinn DNG, part of the Slippurinn shipyard complex in Akureyri, is busy with a processing facility for saltfish producer Labrador Fishermen's Union in Newfoundland. The production layout includes a…
More than half of first season anchovy quota landed
Peru’s Ministry of Production has confirmed that 1,497,302 tonnes of anchovy (Engraulis ringens) and white anchovy (Anchoa nasus) for indirect human consumption have been landed so far this season. This…
Vélfag ships first UNO processing systems
Things have been busy at Vélfag’s factory in Akureyri, as staff have been preparing the first of the three innovative UNO processing systems for export. The UNO concept incorporates all…
New generation filleter exceeds expectations
Baader’s 189 filleting machine has for decades been a fish processing workhorse around the world, so there were high expectations of the new Baader 189PRO when the first units of…
Million-euro upgrade for East Cork processor
BallyCotton Seafood in East Cork is to invest more than €1 million in upgrading its production facilities and improving automation and efficiencies at its headquarters in Garryvoe. The investment is…
