Seafood Expo Global

Cold chain transportation was a central theme of discussions hosted by Maersk at the 2023 Seafood Expo Global, which ran from 25 to 27 April, in Barcelona, Spain.

The shipping company, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, said its customers were looking for more help with logistics, Maersk said in a press release.

“There are some things we need to tackle in the logistic world," Maersk Sales Manager Borja Pelayo said. "Our assets,

At its Seafood Futures Forum on 25 April at the 2023 Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, Spain, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) executive said they will continue for more fisheries certificaiton and wider acceptance and uptake of sustainable seafood.

The event featured MSC Chief Executive Rupert Howes, MSC Chief Program Officer Nicolas Guichoux, and United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Fisheries and Aquaculture Division Director

At the 2023 Seafood Expo Global America/Seafood Processing Global– which ran from 25 to 27 April in Barcelona, Spain – SeafoodSource joined forces with Emily De Sousa, the CEO of the digital educational platform Seaside with Emily, who joined SeafoodSource again as the official SEG social media correspondent, after serving in the same role for Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America.

De Sousa promotes sustainable

A free trade agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom will soon enter into force, and Australia’s seafood industry anticipates the agreement will create new opportunities and sales.

The U.K.-Australia free trade agreement was signed in December 2021, six months after an “agreement in principle” was established. The agreement was the first major post-Brexit trade deal negotiated by the U.K., and after a lengthy

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council's new feed mill standard represents a big step for the organization, according to ASC Feed Standard Senior Coordinator Alexandra Warrington.

The standard was published a year and a half ago and became effective in January. Certification bodies are now beginning the accreditation process and will commence audits later this year, Warrington told SeafoodSource at the 2023 Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona,

Lillehammer, Norway Aquatiq has identified listeria as the seafood industry’s number-one enemy.

Aquatiq provides a suite of services to the seafood industry geared around food safety, from hygienic processing equipment, to clean-in-place systems, to software and hardware for automation, to custom turnkey project management and engineering, to cleaning systems and products, to consultation.

“We have complete food safety solutions,

Agen, France-based seafood group Mericq has continued its acquisition streak with the purchase of Mariscos Wildomar.

Founded in 2008 by William Goulay and Henry Izquierdo, San Sebastián, Spain-based Mariscos Wildomar is shellfish specialist concentrated on the Spanish and French markets.

“The team saw in the company of Mariscos Wildomar, a major ally with exceptional know-how, [an avenue] to continue its international

Steen International Sales Manager Lourenz Seesing believes the global seafood industry needs to pay more attention to health and food safety issues.

“It's a big issue and a big topic at the moment,” Seesing told SeafoodSource at the 2023 Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, Spain on 27 April.

The Antwerp, Belgium-based processing-equipment manufacturer, which is part of the F.P.M. International family of companies, has 17 employees and

China’s demand for caviar is increasing thanks to a combination of factors, including the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fu Wenyang, the general manager of Sichuan Runzhao Sturgeon Import and Export, the maker of Frosista Caviar, told SeafoodSource during Seafood Expo Global – which ran from 25 to 27 April in Barcelona, Spain – that the company’s main market is still the U.S., followed by Germany. But in the last few years, the

Icelandic shipping company Eimskip has seen demand grow for both its cargo liners and its freight-forwarding service, and the company expects that to continue in 2023.

The company runs multiple cargo liners in the North Atlantic, offering services to Portland, Maine U.S.A.; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada; Iceland; the Faroe Islands; the United Kingdom; Scandinavia; the Baltics; and the Mediterranean. Its