Trawler company Thorbjörn to split up
Icelandic fishing company Thorbjörn, based in the volcano-stricken port of Grindavík, is to be split up, which the owners have announced is in response to changing circumstances. The company operates…
In the shadow of the volcano
It hasn’t been easy for months for the inhabitants of Grindavík, the fishing port on the south coast of Iceland that found itself in the shadow of a volcanic eruption…
Grindavík companies lay off staff
Processors in the disaster-hit Icelandic port of Grindavík have announced staff redundancies. First it was Stakkavík that was left with no option other than to lay off much of its…
Fishing port evacuated as volcano threatens
The port of Grindavík on the south coast of Iceland was evacuated at the weekend as the threat of a volcanic eruption on a fault line running beneath the town…
Big week for Grindavík processor – as earthquakes rumble
As earthquakes rattle the windows and volcanic activity threatens to erupt close by, Grinadvík processor Vísir has seen a fantastic week’s throughput as more than 500 tonnes were processed at…
Vísir takeover finalised
The acquisition of Grindavík fishing and processing company by Síldavinnslan was finalised earlier this week, following the recent agreement by the competition authorities that it could go ahead. The deal…
Slippurinn acquires Grindavík company Martak
Akureyri-based shipyard Slippurinn has acquires the premises and assets of engineering company Martak, located in the port of Grindavík in the south of Iceland. There has been a long track…
Research GK-162 is already fishing within the coastal fishing scheme. Images: Trefjar
Cleopatra jigger for Grindavík
Hafnarfjörður boatbuilder Trefjar has delivered a new Cleopatra 31 to skipper/owner Alexander John Polson, and the new Research GK-162 has already started fishing from Grindavík in the south of Iceland.…
Thorbjörn orders new fresher trawler
Grindavík fishing company Thorbjörn hf has placed an order with the Armón shipyard for a 58 metre, 13.60 metre fresher trawler, with a scheduled delivery date in early 2024. The…
Páll Jónsson has been designed by Navís and built at Alkor in Poland for Vísir. Image: Vísir/Jón Steinar Sæmundsson
New longliner arrives in Iceland
The first new vessel of its size for Icelandic fishing company Vísir has docked in its home port of Grindavík after steaming for six days from the Alkor yard in…