Polar Sea+ LLC, a subsidiary of Russian seafood giant Norebo, has signed a contract with Akranes, Iceland-based seafood equipment manufacturer Skaginn 3X for an automatic processing line for bacalao, also known as wet salted klippfisk.
Murmansk, Russia-based Polar Sea+ handles fish processing for a variety of fresh and frozen fish landed by Norebo’s fleet. Its processing facility was designed by Skaginn 3X and, with the new contract, it will add a specialty line “designed to gently handle the fish and produce superior quality bacalao destined for export to Southern Europe, South America and Africa,” the company said.
“We chose to work with Skaginn 3X again on this project because their innovative products and solutions have delivered outstanding quality in the past,”Polar Sea+ General Director Vladimir Zagorovsky said in a press release.
The line, comprised of a RoteX Supreme Thawing system, a brine mixing station, and an ergonomic trimming station, will be installed and ready to begin production by early 2020, according to Skaginn 3X Regional Sales Manager for Russia, Pétur Jakob Pétursson.
“Polar Sea+ came to us, looking for a modern, high capacity saltfish factory. Our answer was to design an environment that would provide an effective and even flow with quality at the forefront,” Pétursson said. “It will be the largest of its kind in the Northern Atlantic, with a capacity of producing 50 tons of finished product per day and the capability of processing saltfish for various different markets with minimal changes.”
Photo courtesy of Skaginn 3X
