Brunvoll appoints new agent for Iceland
It’s a big step forward for the company, according to ship service division manager Bjarni Pétursson at Slippurinn DNG, as an agency agreement was signed with Brunvoll, one of the…
This winter the yard has seen a growth in business with clients from Canada, Greenland and Norway
Akureyri yard gets busy as overseas customers come calling
The Slippurinn yard in Akureyri in the north of Iceland has been busy with work for companies in Greenland and Canada, and more on the way. According to Bjarni Pétursson…
Samherji founders set up regional innovation hub
The cousins who have for forty years been behind Samherji, one of Iceland’s most influential and sometimes controversial fishing companies, have established a new venture at the heart of their…
Taking every precaution
Nobody left the ship when Útgerðarfélag Akureyringa fresher trawler Kaldbakur EA-1 landed its catch in Akureyri earlier this week. The discharging gang was at work at six in the morning,…
The Slippurinn Akureyri yard has been busy in recent months and looks to stay busy this winter. Image: Slippurinn
Traffic at Akureyri shipyard
The Slippurin yard in the north of Iceland has been busy recently, and looks to remain that way into the new year. FISK Seafood’s factory trawler Arnar is at the…
The Slippurinn yard in Akureyri has been busy over the last few weeks. Image: Slippurinn
Spring brings pelagic fleet to Akureyri yard
The Slippurinn yard in Iceland’s northern port of Akureyri gets busy in the spring, as the downtime that traditionally occurs for the pelagic fleet between the end of the capelin…
Easter homecoming for Iceland’s pelagic flagship
Samherji’s new pelagic vessel Vilhelm Thorsteinsson EA-11 has completed its delivery trip from Skagen. Skipper Guðmundur Jónsson and his crew are scheduled to dock at Akureyri’s Trawler Dock at 1000…
Murman Seafood’s Melkart 5 in dry dock at the Slippurinn Akureyri yard. Image: Slippurinn
Refits keep Akureyri yard active
In spite of the unprecedented situation, the Slippurinn yard in the north of Iceland has been keeping busy. Earlier this year Reval Seafood’s Estonian-flagged shrimp trawler Reval Viking went through…
Greenlandic trawler Svend C is one of the largest fishing vessels to be dry-docked in Iceland. Image: Slippurinn
Busy summer at Akureyri shipyard
Greenlandic freezer trawler Svend C has been in dry dock at the Slippurinn yard in Akureyri, and sailed last week after work had been carried out on board. HB Grandi’s…