Record mackerel season ends for Westman Islands company
Westman Islands fishing company Ísfélagið reports that its vessels have finished their mackerel season for this year, with most of the catch taken in international waters and only a small…
Iceland’s fleet starts on mackerel
Three pelagic vessels operated by Síldarvinnslan have sailed from Norðfjörður in the east of Iceland to start on the summer mackerel season. Barði, Beitir and Börkur have been in port…
Heimaey sold to Norway, replaced with Pathway
Icelandic fishing company Ísfélag Vestmannaeyja has sold its pelagic vessel Heimaey VE-1 to Norwegian company Andrea L, replacing the pelagic vessel (also Andrea L) recently sold to Denmark to become…
New triple-rigger Sigurbjörg is designed by Nautic and construction is in progress at the Celiktrans yard in Turkey
Triple-rigger floated off at Turkish yard
A new trawler under construction at the Celiktrans yard in Turkey for owners in Iceland has been floated off ahead of final outfitting. The 48-metre, 14-metre breadth Sigurbjörg was ordered…
New merger announced as in Iceland’s fishing industry continues to consolidate
A new industry grouping holding a substantial share of Icelandic quotas is set to appear as the boards of two major fishing operators have agreed on a merger – and…
Ginneton was built in 2006 and will be delivered to its new Icelandic owners in December. Image: Gifico
Ginneton sold to Iceland
Westman Islands fishing company Ísfélag Vestmannaeyja has confirmed that it has agreed to acquire Swedish pelagic vessel Ginneton. Ginneton was built at Karstensens Skibsværft in 2006 as Cattleya, and was…
