Two big PE firms tipped as frontrunners for Iberconsa
Two multi-billion dollar private equities are said to be the last serious bidders left for Iberconsa as the deadline approaches for the submission of final binding offers
Four updated squid vessels ready to hit water for Chinese harvester Pingtan
Four of the 27 squid-fishing vessels undergoing modifications for Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. are expected to be put to sea for operation in November
Pereira to replace fishing vessel in the Falklands with new freezer trawler
Argos Cies, a new €20m freezer trawler, has been delivered by shipyard Marin Nodosa to Spanaish fishing firm Pereira
Dealing with Argentina, Namibia uncertainty ‘part of value’ of Iberconsa
‘For what is happening in Argentina, it’s not bad, it’s not good, it is what it is. This is the nature of working in countries like Argentina,’ says Iberconsa GM
Pacific jumbo flying squid catch a ‘great harvest’ as processors ponder use as illex, todarodes substitute
Chinese processors are testing out substituting Argentine shortfin squid and Japanese flying squid with jumbo flying squid due to strong catches of the latter in the southeast Pacific
Newsan buyout talks with Valastro end with no deal
Buyout talks between Argentina's Newsan and Grupo Valastro have ended with no deal, a Newsan senior executive told Undercurrent News
Iberconsa finally gets ‘green light’ for plant deal, targets €700m sales in five years
After a delay of a few months, Spain’s Iberconsa has just received judicial approval to acquire a plant near Vigo -- part of a plan to double turnover to €700m in five years
US mid-Atlantic fishery votes to increase Illex squid catch
The Mid-Atlantic council, on Oct. 3, agreed to increase catches to 26,000t in 2019 and 2020, an increase of 8% over the 24,000t per year limit previously set for 2018-2020
PanaPesca USA joins GSSI as funding partner
PanaPesca has been part of several initiatives aimed at promoting the sustainability of squid fisheries
No-deal Brexit would decimate fishing industry, warns Falklands
The Falkland Islands’ government has warned a no-deal Brexit would be catastrophic for its fishing industry as officials warned Theresa May: 'don’t forget about us'