Pingtan adds 6,000 tons of fishing capacity off Indonesia with deliver of three new vessels
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SCOM] - October 23, 2014 -
Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd., a global fishing company based in China, has taken delivery of 3 newly-built fishing vessels, which were initially ordered by the Company in October 2012.
Each of these vessels is capable of harvesting about 2000 tons annually, and the Company's total current fleet has now increased to 129 vessels. They will fish for about 30 species of fish including red coat fish, saury, mackerel, sardine and pomfret from the waters of Indonesia.
Pingtan's CEO said, "We are benefitting from the decision to apply for fishing licenses in 2012 since the Ministry of Agriculture restricted the issuance of new fishing licenses in the Arafura Sea in Indonesia during 2013."
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