Many local Vietnamese firms involved with seafood trading, mainly tuna, are seeking assistance after having had consignments withheld at ports, according to reports by Vietnam Association of...
Tuna Trade News
APEC – More Job Creation From Tuna In The Pacific
During his speech at the CEO Summit at the APEC Conference, Maurice Brownjohn noted that Pacific tuna harvesting could produce more job opportunities in the region. “What we need to do now is...
Debt Holders In EMATUM Scam Could Make 270% Profit
The debt restructuring of the massive EMATUM scam in Mozambique could work out quite profitably for some debt holders according to The Jubilee Debt campaign, a British charity campaigning...
Solomon Islands To Gear Up For Direct EU Container Connection
In alignment with efforts to expedite logistical processes, the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) is establishing a direct tuna shipment to Europe from the Port of Noro in the Western...
Digusting Stench In New Toyosu Market
Workers and patrons of the new Toyosu fish market are concerned about the off-putting odor lingering around the wholesale tuna market area. Some traders complain about possible health hazards...
ANOVA Sells Frozen Activities To Seafood Connection
Anova Seafood and Seafood Connection, both from The Netherlands, have come to an agreement for a strategic transfer of the processing and sales of Anova’s frozen activities. This includes...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Hits Strategic Barrier
Prices for whole round frozen skipjack have been gradually softening over the last few months and have been reaching the rate of USD 1,500 CFR BKK, strategic barrier and support...
Piriou Opens Naval Support Center In Indian Ocean
A new naval maintenance workshop was inaugurated on Friday, November 8, in a ceremony that took place on the French territory of Réunion Island. The facility owned by Piriou Réunion is a naval...
Italy Pays Highest Price For Pre-cooked Yellowfin Loin Imports
Out of all major EU destinations for imported pre-cooked yellowfin loins, Italian processors pay a significantly higher price for pre-cooked tuna loins amounting up to EUR 6,235 (USD 7,130)...
Vietnam’s Industry Benefits From Tuna Popularity In Russia
Vietnam’s tuna export to Russia is steadily growing, posting a 57 percent increase in volume in the first seven months, according to International Trade Center (ITC). Russia is currently the...
Spike In Pre-Cooked Loins Moving From Vietnam To Spanish Canners
Over fears of increased canned imports entering the EU market, undermining their competitiveness, Spanish canners have been resisting a free trade agreement (FTA) between the EU and Vietnam....
USD 40 Million In Tuna Orders For Indonesian State Company
Indonesian state fishery Perusahaan Umum Perikanan Indonesia (Perum Perindo) is awaiting confirmation for its USD 101 million-worth of orders placed by buyers in Algeria, Serbia, Vietnam,...
New Brazilian Leader Could Mean Big Change For Tuna Trade
According to the latest reports on yesterday's presidential election in Brazil, with 99% of the votes being counted- it seems evident that liberal candidate from the PSL party, Jair Bolsonaro,...
Companies Accused Of Bluefin Smuggling Refute Allegations
Two Spanish companies named in the proceedings of EUROPOL’s Operation Tarantelo, Pesconil and Petaca Group, have defended their noninvolvement in the...
Kyokuyo Win Over Maersk In Appeal Court On Damaged Tuna Cargo
In the UK the Court of Appeals handled the case of the Japanese tuna company Kyokuyo Co Ltd v AP Moller - Maersk A/S (the container shipping line), concerning the enumeration of...
OPAGAC’s APR Certification To Hit Shelves Next Spring
The Spanish tuna fleet, represented by the Organization of Associated Producers of Large Tuna Freezers (OPAGAC), will begin implementing its self-issued APR certifications on its canned tuna...
Vietnam Sees Rise In Frozen Exports To Japan
Despite a challenging environment, the value of Vietnam’s tuna exports to Japan rose in the first half of this year. The increase in dollar terms was driven by a sharp rise in the value of...
US Canned Imports Buck The Trend
US imports of canned tuna have been stagnating for nearly a decade. However, monthly shipments have followed a similar pattern in each of the last four years, a spike in January followed by a...
Tsukiji Re-opening: Toyosu Market Dubbed “Obsolete”
Romanticized for its labyrinth of wet stalls brimming with rare seafood and pre-dawn tuna auctions- Tsukiji market is drawing to a close its eight decades of tenure as Tokyo’s...
American Samoa GDP Shrinks As Tuna Exports Decline
A sharp drop in tuna exports led to a significant contraction in the American Samoan gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017. Tuna exports fell as one of the two processing facilities on the...