Fishing vessel belonging to Arbumasa fleet. (Photo: Arbumasa)
(ARGENTINA, 7/5/2017)
Arbumasa, of the Spanish group Amasua, has finally been taken over by Chinese company Dalian Huafeng Aquatic Products following the settlement of a purchase agreement.
The operation, which was closed last week in Madrid, includes the processing plant with a cold store chamber located in Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, and the fleet composed of ten vessels, eight shrimp boats and two jiggers operating on squid.
The talks had started last year, after the collapse of the pre-agreement for the purchase of CONARPESA, and finally were successful.
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