Barge is last piece in the jigsaw for salmon farmer A new 350-tonne capacity feed barge is due to arrive at Organic Sea Harvest’s Invertote salmon farm off north east Skye this week after being towed from Inverness and around the north of Scotland.
Feed barge heads to Spain from Polish shipyard A 450 tonne-capacity feed barge has begun the long journey to the east coast of Spain after its completion at the Stal Complex shipyard in Poland.
AKVA builds ‘toughest-ever’ barge for exposed site Aquaculture supplier AKVA group has developed what it says is its strongest ever feed barge to Norway Royal Salmon (NRS) subsidiary Arctic Offshore Farming (AOF).
First feed barge delivered to Skye organic salmon farmer Skye-based salmon farmer Organic Sea Harvest (OSH) has taken delivery of the first of two feed barges from Inverness-based supplier Gael Force Group.
Gael Force cranks up the comfort for Mowi Canada Scottish aquaculture supplier Gael Force Group has delivered its first Canadian-built feed barge to Mowi Canada East.
Modern marvel: Huon adds the Hulk to barge line-up Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon Aquaculture has taken delivery of a new feed barge, named the Hulk. The 600-tonne barge and its stablemate, the Hogan, are the largest in the southern hemisphere.
Salmon ahoy! Bakkafrost gets another ship-conversion feed barge Faroese salmon farmer Bakkafrost has taken delivery of its eighth feed barge made from a converted ship.
One dead, another seriously hurt at Chilean salmon farm A man was killed and his assistant injured in an accident on a site run by Chile’s biggest salmon farmer, AquaChile, yesterday.
Faroese fish farmer buys huge feed barge for ‘the most-exposed site’ Faroese salmon farmer HiddenFjord has taken delivery of one of the world’s largest feed barges. The “ship-design” barge is converted from a 79-metre-long bulk carrier and has a feed capacity of 850 tonnes that can be upgraded to 1,400 tonnes.
Scottish Salmon Company launches feed fleet flagship The Scottish Salmon Company has launched a new 400-tonne capacity SeaMate feed barge/office at Portree, Skye, following a 2,000-tonne increase in biomass allowance earlier this year.
Mowi Scotland feed barge sinks during storm Salmon farmer Mowi has reported that one its feed barges sank in the early hours of yesterday morning near Lochboisdale, Uist after taking on water during a storm that generated two-metre swells.
Chile: Investigation after salmon farmer found dead Chile’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has begun an investigation into the death of a man employed by salmon farmer Los Fiordos earlier this week.
Shipshape feed barge ready for the rough stuff Faroese salmon farmer Bakkafrost has taken delivery of a new 800-tonne capacity feed barge converted from a 75-metre bulk carrier.
Hello Mate! 'Sophisticated' feed barge delivered to Scottish Salmon Company The Scottish Salmon Company has taken delivery of a 400-tonne SeaMate feed barge for its site at Portree, Skye.
