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Iceland payment problems prompt supply concerns

SOME payments for Icelandic fish have been frozen following the country’s economic crash, sparking concern about the future supply of seafood to processors out of the island nation

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Pangasius price obsession threatening quality?

THE quality of processed pangasius products from Vietnam may suffer due to an obsession with price, a major seafood company is warning.

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Frozen salmon more profitable

FREEZING salmon will provide seafood companies with a greater return than fresh produce, statistics show.

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Salmon workers protest
over industry layoffs

WORKERS in Chile have marched in protest against a rising tide of job losses in the region’s salmon industry.

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SAS pushes new
e-booking service

SAS Cargo is to launch two new electronic booking services to give customers more options to arrange services.

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Tool identifies supply chain carbon ‘hotspots’

A NEW tool from UK seafood authority Seafish will allow seafood companies to identify carbon emission ‘hotspots’ in their supply chain.

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Salmon escapes
protein price surge

SALMON emerged as the animal protein least affected by rising global commodity prices, according to a report by financial services company Rabobank.

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Four-axis robot
automates packaging

MULTIVAC has brought out a range of robots aimed at automating packaging tasks to reduce costs.

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US byproduct use
‘critically weak’

THE US processing industry needs to make better use of seafood byproducts or risk wasting resources and opportunities, a consultancy firm has warned.

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‘Efficient’ new pallet washer

A PALLET washer from Eliona Industrial offers high throughput while conserving energy and reducing waste, the company claims.

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