Seawork 2024 focuses on costs and carbon footprint

By Editors | February 12, 2024

The conference programme at Seawork 2024, the leading event for workboats and working vessels, will have cutting operating costs and reducing carbon emissions as its key themes. The landmark 25th anniversary edition of Seawork takes place over 11-13 June 2024 with Speed@Seawork Monday 10 June 2024 in Southampton, UK. This year’s conference will lead on “The Future Fuel Matrix &…

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Cooke’s Scotland arm deploys a third hybrid barge

By Editors | December 20, 2023

Cooke Aquaculture Scotland has deployed its first hybrid feed barge in Shetland, in a move which the company says will further reduce its carbon footprint.  The new hybrid diesel-electric system, built by Fjord Maritime UK, for the Copister salmon farm site in Yell, Shetland, is the third to be implemented by Cooke Scotland in its…

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Bakkafrost salmon hitches ride on ‘sustainable’ flight

By Robert Outram | November 29, 2023 |

Yesterday a Virgin Atlantic plane carried out the first transatlantic flight fuelled entirely by sustainable aviation fuel – and it was carrying a cargo of salmon from the Faroe Islands. The consignment of fresh salmon came from Faroese producer Bakkafrost, which said its participation in the flight was part of the company’s commitment to reducing…

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Producer’s switch from air freight slashed carbon emissions

By Fiona Robertson | October 23, 2023 |

Faroese salmon farmer Hiddenfjord says it has cut 200,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions since it decided to stop exporting salmon by air. The family-owned company has just celebrated the first anniversary since declaring it was moving exclusively to sea transport. On October 10 last year, Hiddenfjord stopped using all air freight, making the company the…

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