Chinese fishing giant branches into krill with new vessel
Pingtan Marine has commissioned a 'large-scale Antarctic krill fishing and processing vessel' to expand on the species it lands
Aker Biomarine eyes US consumer brand, $15m protein factory from Oslo listing
Fresh from completing a $225m listing on Oslo's Merkur market, the krill fishing giant Aker Biomarine is launching a consumer brand as it shifts its focus downstream
Aker Biomarine completes private placement, raises $225m
The krill fishing firm plans to list shares on Merkur Market on July 6, and further intends to proceed with a listing on the Oslo stock exchange within Q1 2021
Krill giant Aker Biomarine sees huge interest in Oslo listing
The $225m private placement was 'oversubscribed in hours' according to Aker Biomarine CEO Matts Johansen
Krill firm Aker Biomarine plans to raise $225m, Oslo stock listing
The krill fishing giants have engaged Arctic Securities, DNB Markets and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken to assist in a private placement aimed at generating $225m
Chinese fishing firm orders world’s largest krill vessel
The new 140-meter vessel will be a sister ship of one set to be operated by Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International, a 115-meter krill trawler called Shen Lan, which is nearing completion
Rimfrost orders ultra-modern krill vessel worth over $100m
Westcon has been given the contract for the 120-meter new vessel, which is due to be ready for operation by 2022
Antarctic research cruises find 72m metric tons of krill biomass
This is the first calculation of krill biomass in the region since 2000, when estimates were reckoned at 60.3m metric tons
US rules another Aker Biomarine krill oil is not patentable
'None of the legal proceedings in the USA or Norway on this issue have gone Aker’s way or prevented its patents from being invalidated' -- Rimfrost's Stig Remoy
Russian Fishery ‘next horizon’ could see krill harvesting move
Russian Fishery is looking at krill harvesting as a possible next step, as it looks to build as many as 11 new pollock and herring trawlers and three plants