From the Southern Seas

HUG-MAR is a company dedicated to the import and export of fish and seafood, both fresh and frozen, as well as finished products.
The company is located in the city of Mar del Plata, province of Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic. Being the most prosperous fishing port in the country and one of the most important in South America, Mar del Plata concentrates the catch brought by ships from the southernmost seas in the world whose waters are completely free of pollution.


High Technology for the Highest Quality

The activities of the company take place in the cold-storage plant Glaciar S.A.I.C.I.F.I., a model plant of 1.600 square metres (approx. 17,223 sq. feet). It has all the facilities and elements necessary for the optimum processing; the maximum standards of quality, capacity of storage and generation of cold. The Plant is equipped with tables for filleting, calibration and packing; sanitary filters and a stainless-steel facing 1,50 metres high (approx. 4.92 feet).




Guarantee of Hygiene

The disposal of the processing waste is done automatically. The process is performed through an underground pipeline. The waste is drained by water pressure towards a rotative separator which, by means of an auger, forces it into a container. This container is removed every two hours.
All the plant facilities and
utensils are cleaned and treated with antiseptics after each
processing task.





Capacity and Control

The processing takes place in the plant where there are two tunnels capable of freezing up to 15 tons daily; two plates for freezing up to 26 tons of product daily and three refrigerating rooms for keeping fresh fish. Out of the total workforce, 40 posts are assigned to the filleting section, 20 to the packing section and 16 to the calibration.
There is also a Quality Control laboratory equipped with the highest technology, in charge of which are professionals with vast knowledge of the subject.



International Standards

The company has equipment capable of generating a million frigories per hour. All the steps of the processing are concentrated in the plant, thus guaranteeing continuous
freezing and eliminating any pollution hazards. This makes it possible to strictly fulfill both the H.A.C.C.P. international standards, which ensure the absence of specific risks, and preventive measures of control.