Ibercisa will be participating at the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition  from the 22nd to next 24th September in Reikjavik. The company,  will be sharing  stand number P69 with Naust Marine, our agent in Iceland for over 20 years. Iceland is one of Ibercisa's most important markets and we have been trading with the Nordic country for over 40 years. Co-operation with Naust Marine, has enabled us to sign important contracts with some of the largest Norwegian companies.  In fact, Ibercisa, has supplied more than 40 pairs of electrically driven main trawl winches for Icelandic ships to a value of over 10 million euros. At the 2011 Show, Ibercisa will continue to emphasize  the advantages of  electrically driven fishing equipments, definitely  one of the big technological advances in this field. The system will greatly affect a vessel's efficiency and running costs by reducing fuel costs. The electrical drive on the machines reduces, not only the space needed for installation of the main operatiom system, but  it is also lighter in weight and more efficient giving improved performance on automatic trawl winches. However, these are not the only reasons for favouring an electrically driven system: we should also note the following:   - Lower installation costs as the machine is free of tubes. - Lower energy consumption, maintenance and noise levels,thereby improving security and operator well being. - Winch ignition  through the alternating current  includes a frequency converter, an alternating current motor (AC), a frequency converter on the winch, a refrigeration system for two motors and an energy regeneration system; - Higher efficiency on the machine (input/output power) and energy regeneration during the free pay out improve vessel's energy consumption quota; - The efficiency of electric ignition  is  around  85%-90% as opposed to hydraulic system efficiency that may vary from 50% to 70%; - Provides  better control than hydraulic starting systems with a variable speed control of 2% to 100% of maximum rpm and the whole torque on any rpm level. Today, Ibercisa, holds a wide client portfolio as a strong international competitor, with presence  in Iceland, Russia, India, Mauritania, Brazil, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. In recent years our Company has enjoyed sustained growth and  is presently working on a project to expand  facilities at our factory in Vigo.