Written by MFOR Media on 16 October 2025.
The incumbent President of the Shanghai Fisheries Group, Mr Wang Haifeng and his delegation visited the Honourable Minister Ribanataake Tiwau and his team, 11-14th October 2025, in Tarawa to further their cooperation and friendship on tuna fisheries commercial venture in Kiribati. Shanghai Fisheries Group is one of China’s biggest fisheries and seafood companies and a long-standing partner of Kiribati in fisheries as the shareholder of the Kiribati’s Government Joint Venture Kiribati Fish Limited. During their brief visit in Tarawa, they visited the KFL factory, the purse seine and carrier vessels, as well as the other fisheries facilities in Kiribati. President Haifeng expressed his deepest appreciation to the Honourable Minister and the Government of Kiribati for his warm welcome, hospitality, hard-working team and for the continued support given to KFL. He assured Minister Tiwau that Shanghai Fisheries Group company will leverage more investments in the future and remain committed towards fulfilling the mutual vision and aspiration of our Joint Venture KFL to benefit both Kiribati and China. MFOR acknowledges Shanghai Deepsea, KFL and other JV representatives for the strong friendship and trust in jointly navigating this ambition together with our genuine people and partners.