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– Maritime water systems supplier Norwegian Greentech has announced that it will supply a UV- and filter-based water treatment system to Arctic Seafarm’s land-based salmon farm in Nesna, Norway.
The agreement was subcontracted by Norwegian land-based recirculating aquaculture system supplier Eyvi, which is producing a complete hybrid flow-through and re-use system for the facility.
Norwegian Greentech Commercial Senior Vice President Børge Gjelseth expressed his excitement about the project, saying that the “activity level in the Norwegian land-based aquaculture market is picking up, and we are proud to be chosen by Eyvi to support their turnkey delivery to Arctic Seafarm.”
"This is our breakthrough contract within large scale land-based fish farming, but our technology is already installed on board more than 30 wellboats. We are highly familiar with the Norwegian aquaculture industry’s technological and biological requirements," Gjelseth said.
Though the Arctic Seafarms facility will have the capacity to produce 25,000 metric tons (MT) of salmon a year, its maximum allowed biomass will be 15,000 MT. In its first production phase, the company aims to produce 10,000 MT.
– Lutz, Florida, U.S.A.-based Eagle Product Inspection has upgraded its Pipeline X-ray system for pumped products.
The Pipeline system, which uses photon-counting dual energy X-ray technology to detect bone and foreign metals in pumped food products, has been enhanced for greater food safety, product quality, and operational efficiency.
The new Pipeline system is more versatile, according to the firm, allowing users to customize detection options and network-based data and image storage transfers.
In the seafood sector, X-ray technology is often used to ensure that bone-free products are entirely free of bone fragments.
– Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.-based cold storage provider Vertical Cold Storage has purchased a frozen distribution center near the Port of Savannah in Pooler, Georgia, as strategically located cold and frozen storage services are predicted to become increasingly important to importers navigating pressure to avoid food waste and a changing tariff landscape.
The new Georgia facility is the company’s 11th location, located just 9 miles from the Port of Savannah, one of the nation’s busiest and fast-growing ports.
“With its strategic location near the port, high-capacity blast freezing, and comprehensive import/export capabilities, this facility enables us to provide our customers with faster, more efficient access to global markets,” Vertical Cold Storage President and CEO West Hutchison said.
The Georgia location adds to the company’s strategic warehousing and distribution centers in Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami, Florida; and elsewhere.
“Georgia Ports is delighted to welcome Vertical Cold Storage to the greater Savannah area and know they will be very successful. We will work to ensure that Vertical Cold Storage and its customers see all the benefits of doing business in Southeast Georgia, including a highly skilled workforce and an efficient intermodal network,” Georgia Ports Chief Commerical Officer Flavio Batista said.
– Nijverdal, Netherlands-based packaging company Niverplast has announced the building of a new facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.
The company, which works with businesses throughout Europe and Asia, hopes to provide more personal support to its growing U.S. customer base with the new facility.
"With the opening of our Grand Rapids location, we are doubling down on our commitment to serve the U.S. market more effectively," Niverplast Sales Business Developer Mark Finneran said.
The company, which provides packaging solutions for a wide range of both food and non-food products, will now be able to provide faster response times, personalized assistance, and closer collaboration with its U.S. clients.
