BioMar sees record profits on lower volumes for 2023

Aquafeed group BioMar achieved record revenue and profits on slightly reduced volumes for 2023, the company’s update for Q4 shows. BioMar saw revenue for the full year 2023 up by just under 1% to DKK 17.9bn (£2.05bn) but recorded EBITDA or operating profit of DKK 1.25bn (£143m) up 23% from the full year 2022. EBITDA…

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Damen launches converted feed carrier vessel

Netherlands-based shipyard group Damen has completed its conversion of a platform supply vessel into a feed carrier. The converted vessel, Eidsvaag Opal, will be operated by Norwegian company Eidsvaag on behalf of feed groups Skretting and Cargill. The conversion was carried out by Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) and involved extending the vessel length by 5…

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Green bonds can solve feed dilemma, report says

Green (or blue) finance could help fish farmers make the transition from fish-based feed to more sustainable alternatives, according to a report from not-for-profit think tank Planet Tracker. Feed represents the aquaculture sector’s biggest operational cost, and it is also one of the sector’s most pressing sustainability issues, with concerns that the traditional sources of…

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Read about feed in January\’s Fish Farmer

THIS month’s Fish Farmer marks the New Year – and new decade – with a special focus on the aqua feed sector, as it adapts to meet the demands of an ever changing industry. We hear from Ben Hadfield, the boss of Mowi Scotland, and now Ireland, too, on the progress being made at the…

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Read about feed in January\’s Fish Farmer

THIS month’s Fish Farmer marks the New Year – and new decade – with a special focus on the aqua feed sector, as it adapts to meet the demands of an ever changing industry. We hear from Ben Hadfield, the boss of Mowi Scotland, and now Ireland, too, on the progress being made at the…

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