Posts Tagged ‘Cargill’
SalMar launches NOK 500m ‘Salmon Living Lab’
Aquaculture group SalMar has launched an ambitious innovation and research initiative, aimed at bringing different players in the salmon industry together for collaboration. SalMar is calling on industry leaders and others involved with salmon to come together in what it calls “Salmon Living Lab”, to share and learn. Cargill, the global food corporation, is the…
Read MoreDamen 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…
Read MoreCareers fair connects students to industry
THIS year’s annual Aquaculture Careers Event, organised by Stirling University’s Institute of Aquaculture (IoA), is to take place on April 20 at the Stirling Court Hotel. The aim of the event – called #ACE2020 – is to connect students, particularly those at postgraduate level, with the wider industry, providing an opportunity for the next generation…
Read MoreCargill in feed deal with Organic Sea Harvest
SCOTLAND’S newest salmon farmer, Organic Sea Harvest, has signed a deal with feed giant Cargill to supply its two Skye sites. The farms at Invertote and Clunacnoc, which won planning approval in 2018, are due to be stocked with smolts this year. The consents are for two 12 x 400ft pen sites producing a total…
Read More‘Redesign’ aquaculture for the future says funder
THE aquaculture industry needs a ‘complete redesign’ if it is to meet a global requirement to triple production by 2050 and feed a growing world population. That is the thinking behind Aqua-Spark, the Netherlands based aquaculture fund that invests in sustainable growth in the sector. Amy Novogratz, speaking on the opening day of the Aquaculture…
Read MoreLondon showcase for aquaculture innovation
LONDON will play host again to the Aquaculture Innovation Europe summit, which brings together industry innovators and potential investors. The event, to be held from September 10-11, will feature emerging aquaculture companies with interests in health, nutrition and digital technology. As in previous years, the format of the two-day conference provides an innovation showcase for…
Read MoreBe patient, investors tell start-ups
RAISING funds for aquaculture start-ups is tough but companies that show patience and perseverance will find sympathetic investors. Three of these money men were in London yesterday to give advice to fledgling enterprises and the message was generally upbeat. Christian Rangen, the founder of X2 Labs, described as an accelerator programme, said there should be…
Read MoreVeteran feed boss to stand down
AQUACULTURE feed executive Einar Wathne is moving from his current role at Cargill after 32 years in the sector. He will stay with the company for the time being but switch from president and group leader at Cargill Aqua Nutrition to take up a temporary position as head of seafood in Cargill Animal Nutrition. Once…
Read MoreCargill executive to head IFFO
IFFO, the Marine Ingredients Organisation, has announced the appointment of a former Cargill and Ewos executive as its new director general. Norwegian Petter Martin Johannessen (pictured) replaces Andrew Mallison and will take up the post from September 3 in IFFO’s London headquarters. Johannessen was previously global business director for Risk and Management Sourcing at Cargill…
Read MorePrincess champions ‘crucial’ aquaculture firms
SWEDEN’S heir to the throne showed she could match the environmental credentials of her UK counterpart when she addressed the AquaVision conference in Stavanger this afternoon. Crown Princess Victoria was the star speaker on day two of the event, which is aimed at aquaculture leaders, and her message was ‘we must stop treating our oceans…
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