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Russia slams brakes on \’salmon train\’ project
PLANS to launch a ‘salmon train’ service carrying seafood from Norway into the heart of China have been postponed because of problems with the Russian authorities. Due to have started this month, the 6,500km (4,000 mile) route from Narvik to Xi’an via Finland and Moscow would have been one of the world’s longest rail freight journeys. But the Norwegian magazine…
Read MoreBrexit deal may place ‘huge burden’ on salmon sector
BORIS Johnson’s non-alignment Brexit deal is likely to place huge unnecessary burdens on the salmon sector, the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) has claimed. Under government plans to pursue a loose arrangement with the EU, it is feared salmon exports will need Export Health Certificates (EHCs) after the end of this year, when the transition…
Read MoreFeed company to go local with soy supplies
DANISH feed company Aller Aqua is to phase out the use of South American soya and focus on purchasing from regional markets closer to its factories. The company’s four European factories will buy only locally produced soya, said Aller Aqua today, adding that its aim is to have a minimal environmental impact. ‘In recent years,…
Read MoreUK’s leading aquaculture show sold to Diversified
THE UK’s biggest aquaculture exhibition, Aquaculture UK, has been bought by Diversified Communications, the events company behind the Brussels and Boston seafood shows. Current owner, 5M Enterprises, said Aquaculture UK 2020 and the Aquaculture Awards 2020 will continue to be managed by the 5M team for the next event, in Aviemore from May 19-21. ‘The…
Read MoreAKVA group reports ‘significant’ losses for Q4
AQUACULTURE equipment supplier AKVA said that its Q4 losses would be ‘significant’, at below minus NOK 100 million (£8.3 million). Updating the notice it issued to the Oslo stock exchange in January, when it said the preliminary EBIT for Q4 would be in the range of minus NOK 25 to 30 million, the company revealed…
Read MoreMowi creates processing ‘excellence team’
Mowi CEO Ivan Vindheim has announced the creation of a global processing excellence team, responsible for all the company’s facilities, both primary and secondary. According to a report in Mowi’s newsletter, The Scoop, the idea involves learning from processing plants around the world and adopting new or existing technology. Mowi, which has 38 primary and…
Read MoreNorwegian exports fly high despite coronavirus
NORWEGIAN seafood exports got off to a flying start in January despite coronavirus affecting business with China during the final week of the month. Overseas sales totalled 207,000 tonnes, the same as January 2019, but they increased in value by 15 per cent or NOK 1.2 billion (£100 million) to NOK 9.8 billion (£819 million),…
Read MoreTrudeau salmon plan faces challenges: report
CANADIAN prime minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to ban net pen salmon farming in British Columbia faces several challenges, according to a new government report. Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)\’s investigation into four different production systems for salmon farming in BC found a complete move to land based sites by 2025 would involve several…
Read MoreProcessors demand tariff free trade
SCOTLAND’S seafood processors are demanding continued tariff free trade and access to labour in any Brexit deal reached between the UK and the EU. In a new 2020 Vision document, the Scottish Seafood Association (SSA) has outlined the sector’s key objectives for the trade negotiations and beyond. It says minimal impact on the sale of…
Read MoreOslo to face legal action over new salmon map
THE Norwegian government is expected to face legal challenges to its new salmon farming traffic light scheme from companies caught up in the red zones, it has emerged. Up to 140 businesses in the two red areas will be forced to cut back on production by up to six per cent or around 9,000 tonnes. Oslo has said it…
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