Posts Tagged ‘AKVA’
Moor for less
AKVA group`s versatile mooring system is easy to install and has a high breaking load. Alfaring uses patented technology specifically designed to meet the exacting demands of the Aquaculture industry. The main component of the system is a flexible polyurethane coupling ring incorporating an endless steel rope core. It acts as a robust corrosion proof…
Read MoreAKVA signs key Mid-East salmon deal
AN agreement for design of a number of land based salmon farms in the Middle East has been signed between AKVA group and the Dubai based company Vikings Label. This significant development is another indication of the growing determination of countries in the Mid-East region to develop their own aquaculture industry. Vikings’ chief technical officer …
Read MoreObserve the future
Observe Technologies are in the final trials of a unique augmented feed system that enables automatic feeding of pens. Operators and managers can configure custom feed strategies allowing them to automatically increase and decrease feeding rates ensuring a responsive and standardised method of feeding. It is designed to complement existing processes and enable site personnel…
Read More‘Business as usual in unusual times’ says Ace Aquatec
DUNDEE based technical equipment supplier Ace Aquatec has put an improved regional support network in place during the coronavirus crisis to ensure a quick response to customers’ needs. With the country in lockdown, contingency plans were needed to provide technical back-up for the company’s acoustic deterrent devices and electric stunners, installed in often remote regions.…
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 MoreAKVA lands new Cooke deal
AKVA group’s land based division has announced a deal with Cooke Aquaculture for ‘several larger land based smolt projects’. The first of these is a project in Chile, due to be finalised in Q3 2019, with delivery expected from Q4 2019 to Q4 2021, said AKVA. The Norwegian based company’s land based business has experienced…
Read MoreScotland’s biggest barge for biggest farm
THE largest feed barge in Scotland has been delivered to Marine Harvest’s Carradale site, the company’s – and Scotland’s – biggest seawater farm. The Akva wavemaster AC 650 Panorama is fitted with many smart technology features, including the Akvaconnect 8 line feeding system. The barge, which is 35m long and 12m wide and can hold…
Read MoreChange of CEO at SalMar
THE CEO of Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar is standing down after little more than a year in the post. According to reports, Trond Williksen (pictured), who was the boss of Akva in Norway for six years, has asked to be relieved of his duties at SalMar, which owns 50 per cent of Scottish Sea Farms.…
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