Philosofish breaks the mould with 400-tonne feed barge Mediterranean bass and bream farmer Philosofish is increasing production at its Rhodes Island site after investing in a 400-tonne capacity feed barge from Norwegian aquaculture supplier AKVA group.
Flagship feed barge for Chilean salmon farmer Salmones Camanchaca has inaugurated a new hybrid-power feed barge. The steel hulled Camanchaca XXX is the most advanced and innovative barge in the company’s fleet, with accommodation for up to 20 people and a capacity for 400 tonnes of feed.
Sunken feed barge brought back from the deep A salmon farm feed barge that sank in 43 metres of exposed waters off the coast of Skye in 2017 has been raised by marine engineering company Ocean Kinetics.
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.
