Seafood from Finnmark to Russia

The Norwegian Seafood Company (Havbrukskompaniet) has joined a large project in Finnmark. The project is called “Seafood from Finnmark to Russia.” Their vision is to make the network of collaborating companies in Finnmark, leading in the market of fresh seafood export from Norway to Russia within 2011. The projects aim is an increased development of profitability through the export of a broad selection of seafood products via Troika Seafood AS in Kirkenes, to importers in Russia. The Russian importers serve the HORECA market and the retail market (supermarkets and special stores) in the biggest cities, together with processing companies.

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A Russian Northern Maritime Corridor to the EU

The Barents Observer writes today about the Northern Maritime Corridor project. The regional authorities in Northwest Russia are looking at this project as an important factor in their transport connections with Europe. This comes at the same time as the European Union seeks to move more transport off the roads and onto the sea.

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