Newbuild
Second HB Grandi trawler delivered
The second of Icelandic company HB Grandi’s three new fresher trawlers is due to dock in Akranes today.
FiskerForum
20/06/2017
ANNONCER
Country Specific News
Land: Iceland
Fish Species
Smaller operators under threat
Fish prices in Iceland have dropped by 22% over the last year and smaller vessel owners who rely on cod and other roundfish are struggling to remain viable, according to Örn Pálsson, director of Iceland’s National Association of Small Boat Owners (NASBO).
FiskerForum
13/06/2017
Newbuild
Dalvík welcomes Björgúlfur
Samherji’s new fresher trawler docked in the Icelandic port of Dalvík a few days ago for the first time after steaming home from the Cemre yard in Turkey.
FiskerForum
08/06/2017
Economy
Charisma sold to Iceland
Icelandic fishing company Eskja, based at Eskifjörður in eastern Iceland, has agreed to buy a pelagic vessel from Shetland to replace one of its older vessels.
FiskerForum
07/06/2017
Economy
Pelagic vessels change hands
Icelandic fishing company Eskja has sold its pelagic factory vessel to new owners in Greenland as part of its restructuring towards shore-based processing.
FiskerForum
13/05/2017
Fishing
New filleter for Iceland
The Tersan yard in Turkey has delivered a new filleter stern trawler to fishing company Rammi, based in Siglufjörður in the north of Iceland.
FiskerForum
10/05/2017
Fish Species
Steady fishing on blue whiting
There have been some big landings and steady fishing as the blue whiting migrate northwards through Faroese waters.
FiskerForum
08/05/2017
Fishing
Westman Islands net loft ready this summer
Construction of Hampiðjan’s new net loft in the Westman Islands has been making good progress and it is expected to be ready for use this summer.
FiskerForum
05/05/2017
Fishing
HB Grandi freezer order goes to Armon
Astilleros Armon in Spain is the lucky winner as HB Grandi has announced that its new freezer trawler is to be built at the Gijon yard in northern Spain.
FiskerForum
03/05/2017
News
Marel’s FleXicut set for sea
Icelandic operator Samherji and Dutch fishing company Parlevliet van der Plas (P&P) are preparing to install Marel FleXicut systems on their freezer trawlers.
FiskerForum
03/05/2017
