Cemre's collaboration with Hydroniq Coolers for largest live fish carrier

Cemre Shipyard has awarded Norwegian company Hydroniq Coolers with a contract to deliver a marine cooling system to two wellboats the Turkish shipyard is building, including what will be the world's largest live fish carrier. Cemre Shipyard is building the two wellboats – newbuilds 76 and 77 – for Norwegian wellboat company Seistar Holding.

Hydroniq Coolers will supply its 'Rack' seawater cooling system to the two wellboats, integrated in the hull below the main engine room of the vessel, where it reduces temperatures in the ship's engines and other auxiliary systems through use of seawater. This is without taking up valuable engine room space and is a favoured solution for both vessel crew and owners.

'Our Rack seawater cooler is the most popular choice amongst the Norwegian shipyards that are building wellboats. It is becoming increasingly popular internationally too, with Cemre Shipyard being one of the international frontrunners who are very familiar with our technology,' says Jan Inge Johannesen, sales manager at Hydroniq Coolers.

Developed by the SALT Ship Design, the two live fish carriers for Seistar will be equipped with circular fish tanks. The vessels will be 69.9 metres and 110 metres long, respectively.

The larger vessel will have a storage capacity of 8,000 cubic metres and a deadweight of approximately 12,000 tonnes, making it the world's largest live fish carrier once completed. The smaller vessel will have a load capacity of 2,200 cubic metres.

'Some would argue that size doesn't matter, but everyone in the maritime and aquaculture industries will admit that it is always fun to be involved with the biggest projects,' adds Jan Inge Johannesen. 'We at Hydroniq Coolers are no different, and we look forward to delivering a seawater cooling system that is a perfect fit for these very different vessels.'

Hydroniq Coolers will manufacture and assemble the equipment at its headquarters outside Aalesund, Norway, and deliver it to Cemre Shipyard in Turkey.

Hydroniq Coolers is owned by Norwegian investment company SMV Invest AS.

For more information visit the Cemre Shipyard website, HERE.

Alternatively, visit the Hydroniq Coolers website, HERE.

Image credit: Salt Ship Design

Project to look into creating clothing from seafood waste

A team of Scottish researchers is exploring a new bio-based process where fish processing waste could be used to create one of the key components in the production of nylon, in what is believed to be a global first.

Plastic experts from Impact Solutions, biotechnology researchers from the University of Edinburgh led by Dr Stephen Wallace, seafood producer Farne Salmon, part of Labeyrie Fine Foods and the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) are all exploring the feasibility of a more environmentally friendly, circular approach to the production of synthetic clothing – specifically focusing on adipic acid, a precursor to nylon.

The group are taking waste material generated from fish processing and using biological enzymes to extract the fatty components of the fish waste. Through advanced molecular biology, genetically modified bacteria can then turn the fatty components into a mixture of adipic acid and useful by-products.

The feasibility study marks an important step towards finding a sustainable, bio-based alternative for the production of adipic acid, typically derived from petrochemicals.  The steps involved in the current process have a significant impact on the environment. Waste nitrous oxide is one of many by-products of the process, with some reports stating that it could be more harmful to the climate than CO_2.

 

 
In addition to nylon, adipic acid is used in a range of products including polyurethane-based items such as building insulation and furniture cushioning, as well as cosmetics, lubricants, pharmaceuticals and food additives and flavourings.

As much as 492,000 tonnes of waste is created annually by the UK's fish processing industry – comprising of fish remains, oils, and wastewater collected during the clean down of processing plants. Currently, the waste must go through either expensive and energy-intensive treatment and separation or used in low value products such as animal feed or fertiliser, but this new process could uncover alternative uses for the waste material. Waste used in the feasibility study is being provided by Farne Salmon, furthering its commitment to eliminating waste for landfill.

Liz Fletcher, director of business engagement at IBioIC, said: 'Exploring sustainable bio-based alternatives to petrochemical-based processes is an important step in Scotland's efforts to reach net zero, and there is a huge opportunity to make more use of co-products and extract value from industrial waste as part of that. Supporting valuable collaborative research, such as this, underlines IBioIC's commitment to the development and growth of a more circular economy, with a variety of innovation projects and partnerships with organisations such as Zero Waste Scotland, beginning to unlock new opportunities.'

Angus Forbes, environment and projects manager at Labeyrie Fine Foods, said: 'Our mission is to be a more sustainable business managing all aspects and impacts of our daily activities and in particular utilising in full the scarce resources we impact upon on a daily basis. Our waste streams have been a major focus in recent years and wherever possible we have found routes to divert them to businesses who have the foresight and technology to utilise them as a raw material for further processing. We are therefore delighted to be involved in this project.'

Find out more information about the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre, HERE.

Image credit: IBioIC

IFFO's Market trend reports highlight higher total FMFO cumulative productions year on year

The total cumulative productions of the countries considered in the IFFO report during the first eight months of 2021 were higher year on year: fishmeal up by 6.5 percent, fish oil up by 12 percent. In terms of fishmeal, Peru, Chile and India continue to be the only countries to report a higher cumulative production in 2021 with respect to the same period in 2020. Similarly, in terms of fish oil, Peru, Chile, India are the regions that so far have managed to increase their cumulative production during the first eight months of this year.

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Domestic fishmeal and fish oil production in China resumed in September
By end of September, all marine fishing bans have been lifted. As usual, the initial wild captures were mainly for direct human consumption, leaving small tonnage for fishmeal and fish oil. Domestic marine ingredients production usually has its peak in the last quarter of the year, therefore it is not clear yet what the local supply of fishmeal and fish oil will be this year.

Despite the worldwide containers' crisis, shipments of imported fishmeal continue to grow year on year, with historically high stocks in the ports' warehouses. Demand for marine ingredients remains healthy.

For more information visit the IFFO website, HERE.

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