Posts Tagged ‘Europe – other’
Moen Marin names its new chief
Moen Marin, one of the world’s largest supplier of wellboats to the aquaculture industry, has a new chief. He is Bernt Lilliestråle (pictured) who takes over as CEO on 1 March. The company said that with an impressive background and extensive experience in the maritime sector, Lilliestråle brings “a unique combination of technical expertise and…
Read MoreBenchmark promotes Tziouvas to new UK role
Aquaculture biotech group Benchmark has promoted Harry Tziouvas – formerly Global Sales and Technical Manager for salmon – to the role of Commercial Lead UK and Global Land-Based. Tziouvas has been with Benchmark since June 2022 and was formerly Senior Biologist (North) with the Scottish Salmon Company (which now trades as Bakkafrost Scotland). Joining Tziouvas…
Read MoreItalian aquaculture companies facing EU fraud probe
Three Italian aquaculture producers are being investigated by the European Union for alleged fraud. The figure involved, says the EU’s independent public prosecuting office, is around €4.5m (£3.9m). The companies have not been named. A statement from the office said: “Following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Palermo and Rome coercive…
Read MoreBoost for salmon in new Norway-EU deal
Norway and the EU have signed a new seafood deal which is expected to lead to an increase in salmon trade. Much of the deal simply confirms a continuation of the current arrangement, but the big winners are likely to be Norway’s salmon farmers. Norway’s new Fisheries Minister Cecilie Myrseth said that the EU remains her…
Read MoreEuropean producers call for Common Aquaculture Policy
Aquaculture in Europe faces continued stagnation unless there is concerted action on the part of the European Union to give greater priority to food production. So says the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) in its response to reports last week from the European Court of Auditors (ECA) and European Commission (EC). The ECA report…
Read MoreItalians turning to salmon – that’s amore!
Italy is falling in love with salmon in a big way, says the Norwegian Seafood Council. Export figures show that the country has been leading the way in terms of growing demand in the run up to Christmas. Measured in euros, Italy is now the third largest growth market after Poland and Denmark, Europe’s two…
Read MoreCooke’s deal to buy Nueva Pescanova falls through
Canadian-owned seafood group Cooke has pulled out of a deal to acquire Spanish processing and fisheries business Nueva Pescanova. The Spanish group’s bank and owner, ABANCA, announced yesterday that the talks had ended by mutual consent. ABANCA said: “After a few months of negotiations in the search for an industrial partner, ABANCA has decided to…
Read MoreHigher Q3 harvest and profit for Mowi Scotland
Mowi today unveiled a 2023 third quarter record high harvest and an EBIT or operational profit of €203m (£177m) with Scotland showing a marked improvement on two fronts. In contrast, profits for the group as a whole were down on Q3 last year. Seafood analysts in Norway said the Mowi results were weaker than expected,…
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