Cosmos Trawl to expand in Skagen
Fishing gear company Cosmos Trawl, which has a history in the Danish port of Skagen that can be traced back to 1879, is continuing that long relationship by leasing land…
Hampiðjan achieves ISO 14001 environmental certification
Over the last few years Hampiðjan has systematically worked on a number of aspects of environmental issues and the basis of this goes back to the company setting out its…
In a single day volunteers collected close to two tonnes of mainly plastic waste from the beach at Krossavík. Image: Hampiðjan
Insights from Hampiðjan’s annual beach clean-up
Every year staff from fishing gear manufacturer Hampiðjan and their families join in a beach clean-up session, and this year’s effort highlighted some of the changes in the way fishing…
Víkingur’s Gloria performs well on blue whiting
This past winter and spring skipper Albert Sveinsson and the crew of Brim’s pelagic vessel Víkingur have been working with a 2304 metre Gloría Helix blue whiting trawl from Hampiðjan.…
Rav alongside at Hampiðjan Neskaupstaður. Image: Hampiðjan
Saving the season for Norwegian purser
When Norwegian pelagic vessel Rav docked with a badly damaged purse seine, the rest of its capelin season was looking dubious. The gear had been fouled in the net bin…
Klakkur ÍS-903 is towing Pandalus shrimp trawls with four-panel codends. Image: Bergthór Gunnlaugsson
Pandalus trawl and T90 codend prove their worth
New Pandalus shrimp trawls with four-panel codends rigged on QuickLines have been a success story for offshore shrimper Klakkur ÍS-903 this summer. ‘Let’s say that catches have been pretty good…
Egill ÍS-77 is one of the seine netter that have struck it lucky with new gear from Hampiðjan
Seine nets don’t come smarter than this
‘These seine nets are pure genius, plus there has been heavy fishing all summer,’ said Stefán Egilsson, skipper of Thingeyri seine netter Egill ÍS-77. He is one of a number…
Hampiðjan ísland managing director Jón Oddur Davíðsson, Hampiðjan CEO Hjörtur Erlendsson, Blue Army founder Tómas J. Knútsson, and Hampiðjan CFO Emil Viðar Eythórsson
Blue Army and Hampiðjan join forces
A co-operation agreement on clearing waste from Iceland’s beaches has been struck between Hampiðjan and the Blue Army. Hampiðjan will provide support worth ISK2.40 million annually to the Blue Army…
Hampiðjan’s latest recruit Jónas Thór Friðriksson, flanked by colleagues Rut Jónsdóttir and Heiðar Guðmundsson
Hampiðjan brings in more experience
Jónas Thór Friðriksson has been appointed sales manager for Hampiðjan’s ropes and netting. He joins Hampiðjan after 20 years as sales manager of Ísfell’s trawl gear division, and his career…
Hampiðjan has agreed to acquire an 80% stake in Peterhead fishing gear supplier Jackson Trawls. Image: Jackson Trawls
Hampiðjan buys into Jackson Trawls
Icelandic fishing gear group Hampiðjan has struck an agreement to acquire an 80% holding in Scottish companies Jackson Trawls and Jackson Offshore Supply. Jackson Trawls was established in Peterhead by…