Parlevliet & van der Plas

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Parlevliet & van der Plas
IndustryFisheries
Founders
  • Dirk Parlevliet
  • Jan van der Plas
  • Dirk van der Plas
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Dirk Parlevliet
  • Jan van der Plas
  • Dirk van der Plas
Production output
300,000 tonnes (2008)
Revenue$500 million to $1 billion (USD) per year
Number of employees
6,000
Parent Rederij Samenwerking I B.V.
Subsidiaries UK Fisheries Limited
Compagnie Francaise Du Thon Oceanique
Boekenroode
Heiploeg International B.V.
Ouwehand Visverwerking B.V.
Website http://parlevliet-vanderplas.nl/

Parlevliet & van der Plas is a privately owned international fisheries company [1] [2] [3] [4] based in the Netherlands, founded in 1949 by Dirk Parlevliet and brothers Dirk and Jan van der Plas.

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The company began by purchasing herring at auctions for resale, eventually expanding into operating a large fleet of fishing trawlers operating globally. They are exporters of seafood to Africa and suppliers of fish for zoos.

Parlevliet & van der Plas is certified by the Marine Stewardship Council. [5]

The company operates a 6500 m2 freezing store on Faroe Islands, Denmark. [6]

In 2018 P & V bought the German company Deutsche See  [ de ].

Spread of operations

The firm regularly enters into other fisheries through acquisitions. [7] [8] [9]

Regular acquisitions with partners make the spread of the company extensive, across different fisheries in the world. [10] [11] [12] [13]

Criticisms

In 2013, Greenpeace lodged a legal complaint against Parlevliet & van der Plas for the alleged dumping of 1.5 million kg of fish into the ocean. [14] [15] Allegations of Greenpeace have been withdrawn after the key witness turned out to have given a false statement[ citation needed ].

In 2012 and 2015 the firm introduced Super trawlers into Australian waters, utilising the Tasmanian firm Seafish Tasmania. [16] The presence of the trawlers in Australian waters provoked widespread criticism of Seafish Tasmania, and Parlevliet & van der Plas. [17]

Fleet

Pelagic

The Dirk Diederik KW 172, renamed FV Geelong Star during its time in Australia. KW-172 Dirk Diederik Katwijk IMO 8918318.jpg
The Dirk Diederik KW 172, renamed FV Geelong Star during its time in Australia.

Demersal

  • Andre Leduc (BL 924680)
  • Bressay Bank Pair TR (BL 900470)
  • Harvest Cap Nord (BL 734 690)
  • Cap Saint Georges (BL 924675)
  • Dorado (LVL 2133)
  • Farnella (H 135)
  • Emeraude (SM 934017)
  • Klondyke 139 (BL 735220)
  • Mark (ROS 777)
  • Jan Maria (BX792)
  • Ocean Tiger (R 38)
  • Kirkella (2HF18)
  • Lodairo (3*VI-5-1-18)
  • Gerda Maria (ROS786) (Ship for sale for 9,000,000 USD as 2024)
  • Santa Princesa (PTVDC -112150- N) (Ship for sale for 6,985,075 USD as 2024)

Notes

  1. "Parlevliet & van der Plas > About us > History". www.pp-group.nl.
  2. "World Fishing & Aquaculture – Parlevliet & Van der Plas B.V. Group". www.worldfishing.net.
  3. "Parlevliet & Van der Plas B.V.: Private Company Information – Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com.
  4. "FIS – Suppliers – Company Details". www.fis.com.
  5. "Supplier page". Marine Stewardship Council. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  6. "Fish Cold storage facility on Faroe Islands". Fresh Food Technology. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  7. "Parlevliet & Van der Plas taking long-term view with 'fifth pillar' deal in tuna".
  8. "Samherji, P&P doing due diligence on China Fishery Peru assets".
  9. "Trustee moves to kick off China Fishery sale; cites 65 interested parties".
  10. "World Fishing & Aquaculture – Tersan Shipyard delivers 'Kirkella'". www.worldfishing.net.
  11. "Dutch group Parleviet and van der Plas purchase French tuna company CFTO".
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. "https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-357018390.html Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine " title="Parlevliet & Van der Plas Buys Bankrupt Dutch Shrimp Supplier Heiploeg | HighBeam Research">Parlevliet & Van der Plas Buys Bankrupt Dutch Shrimp Supplier Heiploeg
  14. "Greenpeace lodges legal complaint against Dutch owners of super trawler for dumping 1.5 million kilo of fish in the ocean". Greenpeace. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  15. John_Hourston (23 November 2013). "Supersized plunder: Parlevliet & Van der Plas's fishing fleet – Blue Planet Society".
  16. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Radio National (2012-09-05), Super trawler, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 21 November 2017
  17. "https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-302876694.html Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine " "Huge Sucking Sound; an Australian Fishing Furore |

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