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Lota do Caniçal* now has an external ice unit

new project 03 December 2021

(*local port and fishing infrastructure)

Operating since the summer of 2021, Lota do Caniçal's external ice unit produces 20 tons a day and has a storage capacity of 60 tons.

FN hotelaria and Etermar, in a consortium, were the companies responsible for supplying and installing the necessary equipment for the new infrastructure designed to support the activity of the fishing fleet.

Our intervention consisted in the execution of the containerized ice production and storage plant, made up of vertically stacked containers, properly treated, insulated and adapted for the production, storage and distribution of ice.

This infrastructure is equipped with:
- ice generator with a daily production of 20 tons;
- ice distribution system, lifting system and mats with a capacity of 20 tons per hour;
- refrigeration system for storage areas;
- weighing equipment;
- system of unloading sleeves for vessels;
- operation control, remote monitoring and security systems.

By investing in the modernization of this infrastructure with the adoption of advanced and highly efficient technological solutions, our Regional Government had the purpose of creating the best conditions for the activity of the fishing sector. The solution chosen made it possible to increase the daily production from 8 to 20 tons and the storage capacity from 15 to 60 tons, ice that will serve both for supplying boats and for subsequent conservation of fish.