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The Nasdaq Salmon Index reported the average price of a kilogram of Atlantic salmon farmed in Norway increased slightly to NOK 71.96 (USD 6.73, EUR 6.27), up NOK 1.54 (USD 0.14, EUR 0.13), up 2.19 percent, week-over-week compared to week 35.

Fish Pool reported Norway exported 25,523 MT of salmon in week 36 of 2023, up from 25,032 MT in the corresponding week of 2022. The figure was also up from the 25,260 MT Norwegian suppliers exported

SeafoodSource is closely following seaweed innovation by compiling a regular round-up of updates from the sector.

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To keep up to date with the latest personnel changes across the seafood industry, SeafoodSource is compiling a regular round-up of hiring announcements and other personnel-related shifts worldwide. If you have an announcement, please send it to [email protected].

- On 5 September, Johan Brouwer was named managing director of Morubel and executive frozen sales leader for Cooke Europe. Prior to joining Cooke Europe, Brouwer worked at

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The United States imported a total of 69,356 MT, or 152 million pounds of shrimp in July 2023, up from 67,557 MT, or 149 million pounds, in July 2022.

India, Ecuador, and Indonesia remained the top three shrimp exporters to the U.S. India sent 26,641 metric tons (MT), or 58 million pounds, of shrimp to the U.S. in July 2023, up from July 2022, when it exported 23,617 MT, or 52

The International Air Transport Association reported global airfreight volumes declined 8.1 percent in the first half of 2023 year over year.

Kuehne & Nagle global logistics company CEO Stefan Paul said there is broad uncertainty across the shipping sector, and lower rates will carry into 2024.

“Unfortunately…there is no peak season to be expected in 2023. There are no signals on air or sea, at least not for the time

Alaska is pushing for an increase in mariculture and kelp-farming sites across the state in an attempt to provide employment opportunities for Indigenous Alaskans.

At the second annual Seagriculture conference, a seaweed and mariculture conference taking place 6 and 7 September in Portland, Maine, U.S.A., Markos Scheer, the founder and CEO of Craig, Alaska-based mariculture firm Seagrove, touted the latest investments and innovation slated for

SeafoodSource is closely following the sustainable seafood movement and is compiling a regular round-up of sector updates pertaining to sustainability initiatives.

- Nelson, New Zealand-based seafood company Sealord Group has invested approximately USD 6 million (EUR 5.5 million) in a forest carbon offset project, working with Maori landowners.

The investment vessel, developed by Te Arawa fisheries and New Zealand Carbon Farming (NZCF), is

To keep up to date with the latest personnel changes across the seafood industry, SeafoodSource is compiling a regular round-up of hiring announcements and other personnel-related shifts worldwide. If you have an announcement, please send it to [email protected].

-Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A-based seafood distributor Stavis Seafoods has announced David Lancaster has stepped down as CEO and will replaced by Soren Dalsager. 

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An increase in the truck tonnage index in May and June signified heightened demand for trucking freight, while the field overall remains in "recession territory," according to data from the American Trucking Association (ATA).

The ATA's for-hire truck tonnage index showed a 2.1 percent increase in June, following a 1.2 percent increase in May. Still, experts remain concerned about the industry's performance, as growth is still down year over

Average prices for Norwegian salmon continued to decline in the 34th week of 2023.

The Nasdaq Salmon Index reported the average price of a kilogram of Atlantic salmon farmed in Norway dropped to NOK 71.19 (USD 6.74, EUR 6.17), down NOK 2.20 (USD 0.21, EUR 0.19), or 2.99 percent, week-over-week to compared to week 33.

Fish Pool reported Norway exported 24,089 MT of salmon over the past week, down from the 24,160 MT it exported in the