Over 120,000 tonnes through RoteX Onboard. With its popular RoteX™ Onboard bleeding and chilling system, Skaginn 3X is providing the means by which modern fishing businesses can ensure the high […]
Brim’s catches down slightly in 2020 but value rises. Brim’s Icelandic fishing fleet landed a total of 128,000 tonnes in 2020, which is 11,000 tonnes less than the 2019 total. […]
Samherji acquires a vessel to catch and conserve live fish. Samherji has invested in a pelagic vessel and is in the process of converting the vessel for groundfish fishing, where […]
Samherji, a leader in the European seafood industry, has entered into an agreement to acquire a 50% stake in Boston-based Aquanor Marketing, Inc., a premier importer, distributor and marketer of […]
Opening of high-tech processing plant at Murman Seafood. A modern high capacity processing plant was formally opened by Murman Seafood in Murmansk, Russia, recently. The factory is designed to process […]
Brim invest in Greenlandic seafood company. Icelandic fishing and seafood company, Brim, has moved to invest in the Greenlandic seafood company Arctic Prime Fisheries ApS (APF). The investment decision follows […]
Blue whiting fishery proving challenging Blue whiting fishery proving challenging with bad weather off the west coast of Ireland. There has been a small fleet of pelagic vessels from Iceland, […]
Marathon blue whiting fishing trip. Brim’s Icelandic pelagic vessels Venus and Víkingur are fishing for blue whiting in waters west of the southern tip of Ireland, after steaming 800 nautical […]
Iceland catch value rises over the year The value of catch from Icelandic fishing vessels in October 2019 was 12.1 billion ISK, 1.9% less than in October last year. Demersal […]
Brim receives environmental award. Icelandic fishing company and seafood processor, Brim, has received The Environmental Awards of Confederation of Iceland Enterprises for the year 2019. President of Iceland, Guðni Th. […]
Export Credit Norway initiates financing of six stern trawlers. Icelandic fishing company Bergur-Huginn has today been issued a loan from Export Credit Norway in connection with delivery of the Vestmannaey […]
Skippers call for tougher controls on gill net and longline fishing amid mounting concern over plastic pollution. Fishing skippers in Shetland are demanding urgent action on gill net and longline […]
Blue Whiting Fishery Picking Up – One of the skippers from Iceland’s HB Grandi’s fleet says there are signs that the Northeast Atlantic blue whiting fishery is picking up. ‘We’re […]
Skaginn 3X and Frost to supply Russian super trawler for Collective Farm Fishery by V.I. Lenin in a landmark deal. Icelandic food processing leader Skaginn 3X and refrigeration systems compatriot […]
Keel is laid for new Norebo trawler – The keel has been laid at St Petersburg’s Northern Shipyard for a new state-of-the-art factory trawler for Norebo, one of Russia’s largest […]
New pelagic vessel orders for Karstensen, the owners, Samherji Island and Sildarvinnslan, have confirmed. Placing orders for two identical 88,00 m Purser/ Trawlers with Karstensen Shipyard. The vessels are VILHELM […]
Are today’s scallop wars the shape of things to come? While there still being no agreement between French and British fishermen, these current skirmishes over fishing rights in the Baie […]
Morgere Skipper Expo Aberdeen Morgere experienced a good show at Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen 2018 with skippers showing much interest in the Exocet trawl door and other fishing gear systems. […]