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- Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based North Coast Seafoods has launched a new line of 100 percent recyclable packaging from UNICOR.
In a press release, the company said it has been working to find a high-quality packaging alternative to single-use, non-recyclable packaging. The challenge, it said, was finding a material that met strict quality control standards on leaks and temperature control.
The company said the solution it found through UNICOR manages to achieve the company’s goals while remaining sustainable.
“Composed of up to 70 percent calcium carbonate and 20-30 percent high-density polyethylene (HDPE), UNICOR is a truly closed-loop recyclable material,” North Coast said. “This means it can be recycled indefinitely without losing quality, offering a sustainable option that doesn't compromise on performance.”
The company said the new product has excellent cold-chain performance, is waterproof and leakproof, is durable, and cost-effective.
"After years of R&D and search, North Coast Seafoods is thrilled to partner with Disruptive Packaging and introduce UNICOR 100 percent recyclable packaging to our customers," North Coast Seafoods Marketing Manager Christian L’Heureux said. "As a company with a deeply-anchored legacy of sustainability, we continuously seek ways to reduce our environmental impact. With UNICOR, we can now offer our customers a sustainable packaging solution without compromising the quality and freshness of our seafood."
- Klepp, Norway-based AKVA Group has sold an advanced AC600VR feed barge to Icelandic-headquartered salmon farming firm Kaldvik – formerly known as Ice Fish Farm.
According to AKVA, the new feed barge is specially designed to hand the extreme weather and waves of Iceland’s coast, with a unique V-shaped bottom to help it stay stable and operate even in rough seas. The company said the structure is reinforced, and can also be operated remotely from shore to improve operational uptimes.
Kaldvik has already purchased a similar feed barge from AKVA Group, which it said has been succesful.
"Our V-shaped barge is perfect for these rough environments. It protects our equipment and keeps operations running smoothly, even when we can’t reach the site due to bad weather," Kaldvik Regional Manager Bardur Arnaldsson said.
AKVA said the new barge will be delivered in the second-quarter of 2025.
- Danish food processing equipment company Borncut has sold the majority of its shares to the Netherlands-based IB Food-Machines.
Borncut was founded in 2016 and develops a range of portion-cutting machines for the meat- and seafood-processing industries. The company said since its founding it has designed three different types of portioning machines along with infeed, weighing, and grading solutions.
After the sale, Borncut’s operations on the Danish island of Bornholm will continue, and the company will leverage IB Food-Machies’ expertise to expand its sales and manufacturing.
“For me, it was crucial to find a buyer who respects the efforts of our skilled employees and will continue our growth. IB Food-Machines has been pivotal in supporting our sales in Europe,” Borncut CEO and Co-Founder Gorm Sørensen said. “Despite several offers over the years, we chose Ingmar Baars and his team because they understand the value of our company, its products, and its culture.”
- Spain-headquartered Marine Instruments has launched new tuna detection software that it claims will improve sounding capacity during the dawn.
Marine Instrument’s MSB+ software allows companies to perform buoy management to monitor satellite buoys used in tuna fishing. The new software, dubbed “Dawn sounding detail,” will increase the capacity of sounding for tuna by 10 times during dawn, the company said. The update has been integrated into existing MSB+ software.
Marine Instruments said the new update integrates oceanographic information and “represents a significant advancement in acoustic visualization for the skipper and fleets of tuna vessels.”
The company said the feature has already been installed on tropical tuna vessels to positive feedback, and that with an experienced skipper the new software allows for more efficient fishing for tuna.
