Factory deck contract goes to Slippurinn
The Slippurinn DNG yard in Akureyri has signed a contract to deliver the factory deck installation for new freezer trawler Júlíus Geirmundsson, which is expected to be delivered to Hraðfrystihúsið-Gunnvör…
HG orders new factory trawler
Icelandic fishing and processing company Hraðfrystihúsið Gunnvör has placed an order for a new freezer trawler to be built in Spain. The new Júlíus Geirmundsson ÍS-270 will replace a trawler…
Covid-19 affected the majority of the crew of Júlíus Geirmundsson ÍS-270
Covid trawler’s skipper pleads guilty
The case against the skipper of Icelandic trawler Júlíus Geirmundsson ÍS-270 came to court this week, during which he pleaded guilty to the charges brought against him. During the controversial…
The majority of the crew of freezer trawler Júlíus Geirmundsson ÍS-270 have tested positive for Covid-19
Covid cripples freezer crew
Icelandic Seamen’s Union SSÍ has criticised the owners of freezer trawler Júlíus Geirmundsson ÍS-270 for their treatment of crewmen when it became apparent that there was an outbreak of Covid-19…