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AKVA group ASA and OJSC «Russian Sea Group» announce the signing of the contract for complete AKVA Cage Farm to be installed in the operations of Russian Sea-Aquaculture LLC in the Murmansk region, reports www.megafishnet.com.
OJSC «Russian Sea Group» (the «Company» or the «Group»), one of Russia's leading consumer food companies, today announces the conclusion of contracts for 9 sites in Barents and White Sea basins destined for salmon and trout farming that were won as a result of a state-conducted tender.
Professional media have recently written a lot how nice it is that Akros (major Kamchatka-based harvester with more than 50 000 tonnes of Pollock quota) had decided to join Pollock Catchers Association. We want to say something about it too.
In summer 2011 Alaska pollock market players learned that Pacific Andes Holding acquired Viktoriya mothership to rebuild the crumbling giant for surimi production in Russian Pollock Fisheries. The industry insiders have generally made positive comments on the daring project and specifically on the speed of rebuilding but risks for the venture have also surfaced, according to http://www.megafishnet.com/
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Joint Belarus-German company Santa-Bremor which produces 77,000 MT of more than 500 various fish items per year will open a new logistics centre in Moscow to cater for its growing sales to Russia, reports www.megafishnet.com.
Russian Agricultural Bank provided Russia's biggest seafood producer and importer the first tranche under the approved credit line with the total amount of RUR 2.8 billion for aquaculture development in Russia, reports www.megafishnet.com
One of the biggest Russian fishing companies Murmansk Trawl Fleet (MTF) is deep into negotiations process with Karat Holding towards acquisition of the combine by the fast-growing group, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/
In 2012 Western Yard will start building a ship yard for construction of fishing and research vessels in the village of Vzmorye, Kaliningrad region. The investments are estimated at RUR *** billion, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/
Akros Company, a major quota holder in Kamchatka, has sent its most important partners letters that its major shareholders Mr. V. Vorobyev (General Director) and Mr.M. Mullyar ( Deputy General Director for Fishing and Fleet) have sold their shares, reports www.megafishnet.com.
Vladivostok-based Alaska Pollock Fishermen's Association and Moscow-based Association of Fish Processing and Trading Companies have decided to form a powerful coalition to develop a single position on urgent issues in the sphere of regulation of the Russian fish market and the nation's fishery industry in general, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/
Morpol ASA reported a positive EBIT pre fair value for the third quarter 2011 of EUR 14.8 million (EUR 0.0 million). The main reason for the increased EBIT was due to the processing results increasing strongly from an EBIT of EUR 1.6 million in the third quarter 2010 to EUR 12.4 million in 2011.
Oslo, November 2nd: Aker Seafoods achived an operating result of 18 million kroner in the third quarter 2011, compared with eight million kroner from the same time 2010. The fleet caught a record high volume in the third quarter. Norway Seafoods, the processing and marketing company, experienced an operating loss for the processing facilities in Norway of 11 million kroner and a 10 million kroner operating loss in France.
According to the latest forecast of Marine Harvest (the world's leading seafood company and largest producer of farmed salmon, with presence in 21 countries and about 5 000 permanent employees worldwide), strong increase in global supply of salmon will continue for the rest of 2011 and in 2012.
On 19 October 2011 the board of Aker Seafoods ASA ("Aker Seafoods") resolved to propose that the shares in Norway Seafoods Group AS ("Norway Seafood") will be distributed to the share-holders in Aker Seafoods.
The board of Aker Seafoods ASA proposes to split up the ownership of the company's two business areas. The shares in Norway Seafoods will be distributed to the shareholders in Aker Seafoods. This is in accordance with the plan effectuated and communicated in the first half-year 2010.