$400m-turnover Chilean group targets EU, US commercial expansion
Chilean giant Orizon Seafood has significant expansion plans following the recent consolidation crab and toothfish supplier Fiordosur
Sapmer secures €20m cash injection with Chateauvieux back in as owner
French tuna, toothfish and lobster fishing business Sapmer has secured a €20m cash injection as part of an ownership restructuring that tightens its ties to Reunion Island and brings back Jacques de Chateauvieux as owner
Chile’s Orizon aims to triple crab, toothfish supplier Fiordosur’s sales to pass $100m
Chilean seafood firm Orizon plans to grow its recently acquired crab and toothfish supplier Fiordosur into a $100-million-plus turnover business in four to five years
WOFCO partner tipped as buyer of Sapmer tuna seiners
Sapmer has agreed to sell its three remaining Mauritian-flagged tuna seiners, reportedly to one of the partners of Spain's WOFCO
Mark Foods brings in Goldberg on path to becoming a $1bn company
The deal to bring together Mark Foods and Arista Seafood creates an $800m turnover importer, with Jeff Goldberg 'excited to help the company get to $1 billion and beyond'
Southern IO longliner successfully tests toothfish protection cage
Norway/Uruguay-based fishing company Pesquera Azul has claimed a breakthrough in defending its toothfish catch from whales
Mark Foods deal with Arista creates $800m US importer
Mark Foods statement reveals it also acquired a 'significant interest' in Endeavor Seafood, an importer and marketer of seafood products based in Newport, Rhode Island, in 2021
Austral commissions new ‘cutting-edge’ longliner
The Australian company has announced a deal to build a new deep-sea longlining vessel named Austral Odyssey, its second new-build in five years
High prices to drive NZ’s export revenue up 8% despite volume drop
New Zealand's seafood industry is experiencing growth for the second consecutive year, with export value expected to reach NZD 2.1bn for the year ending June 30, 2023
Argentinian surimi supplier Estremar plans factory trawler upgrade
Estremar Argentina's Centurion del Atlantico will undergo a refit project, installing a new propulsion system and a surimi factory in Norway later this year