Tag: Hamish Wylie

• Friday, January 29th 2021 - 08:30 UTC

  Falklands new ITQ system, motivates launch of new joint venture, Polar Seafish

  

  Two Falkland Islands companies, Seaview and Seafish, announced the formation of a new joint venture fishing company named Polar Seafish Ltd – a merger of Polar Ltd and Nova Seafish Ltd.

• Friday, March 3rd 2017 - 09:51 UTC

  Falklands celebrates in an Open Day the 30th anniversary of the Fishery

  

  Around 360 Falklands residents visited the floating dock FIPASS on Saturday 25th February as part of Fish Day – celebrating 30 years of the Falkland Islands Fishery. The Falkland Islands Fishing Association (FIFCA) Executive Secretary Jackie Cotter told Penguin News the day went very well and its aim, as well as celebrating the anniversary, was to give a general overview both of the fishery and the Falklands Government Fisheries Department.

• Friday, October 3rd 2014 - 07:47 UTC

  Falklands approves 80 room portable hotel ahead of the coming oil drilling season

  

  The first sign of oil industry impact on the face of the Falkland Islands capital, Stanley is in the offing with the planning approval given for an 80 room portable hotel near The Trough.

• Monday, May 12th 2014 - 20:03 UTC

  Falklands' fisheries success story: 20 years of Consolidated and 10 of CFL Gambler

  

  Falkland Islands Consolidated Fisheries Ltd (CFL) celebrated its 20th anniversary as a company at a reception and banquet at Malvina House Hotel. It also celebrated the 10th anniversary of its vessel CFL Gambler’s blessing and highlighted the MSC certification of the toothfish fishery.

• Saturday, April 12th 2014 - 08:45 UTC

  Oil race fuels new Falklands chapter

  

  The following article from the Sydney Morning Herald was written by Chris Zappone, who recently visited the Falkland Islands as a guest of the local government and the Foreign Office.The Falkland Islands are not an easy place to reach. Flights come only weekly. Cruise ships making the trip brave frigid seas, freezing nights and recently, harassment from Argentine dockworkers.

• Sunday, January 5th 2014 - 13:07 UTC

  Falklands looks to South America and Scotland to service its oil industry development

  

  Successful trade missions to Uruguay and Chile and the growing support and know-how links with Scotland for the development of the Falkland Islands oil and gas industry were mentioned as some of the 2013 highlights by Roger Spink, president of the Falklands Chamber of Commerce in his Christmas speech.

• Saturday, August 3rd 2013 - 02:30 UTC

  Falklands: controversy with the private sector over oil and port policy

  

  A Falkland Islands government statement of policy principles on port location and oil infrastructure development passed at Executive Council last week has been met with opposing views from members of the private sector, reports the Penguin News.

• Tuesday, April 2nd 2013 - 20:50 UTC

  Falklands’ shipping company improves reefer box service and storage capacity

  

  The Falkland Islands shipping company South American Atlantic Services Ltd (SAAS) has turned a “nightmare,” into a going concern and is now over-target on imports, Director Hamish Wylie told customers and other invited guests at a reception at the SAAS offices in Stanley last week.

• Wednesday, December 26th 2012 - 07:06 UTC

  Falklands' Fishing Companies Association in its sixth year of existence

  

  The Chair of the Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association (FIFCA), Cheryl Roberts, used the occasion of the annual Christmas social evening at the Wirebird last week to reflect on FIFCA’s role in what is now its sixth year of existence.

• Sunday, October 7th 2012 - 13:33 UTC

  Falkland Islands: High catches lower prices

  

  The Falklands fishing industry has encountered the highest Loligo squid catch for 16 years, however, this could negatively affect the price for the industry.