Samherji acquires pelagic vessel
Pelagic vessel Bjarni Ólafsson AK-70, which was recently de-mothballed by owners Síldarvinnslan to fill the gap in the company’s fleet left when Barði suffered a serious fire on board, has…
Samherji sells Margrét to Faroese operator
Icelandic fishing company Samherji has sold pelagic trawler Margrét EA-710 to Faroese fishing company Ango. Margrét was built in Norway in 2008 as Christina S for owners in Fraserburgh and…
Heading for blue whiting in the Grey Zone
Samherji’s Vilhelm Thorsteinsson is joining much of the Icelandic pelagic fleet as it heads for fishing grounds south of the Faroe Islands to target migrating blue whiting. Vilhelm Thorsteinsson EA-11…
Samherji acquires a 49% share in Norwegian fish oil specialist
Icelandic fisheries group Samherji has acquired a 49% stake in Ålesund company Berg LipidTech, which produces fish oil mainly from cod liver and salmon for the worldwide wholesale market. ‘We…
Samherji co-founder steps down
One of the founders of Icelandic fishing giant Samherji is set to step down in the next few day after more than forty years at the centre of the company’s…
Samherji’s Salmon Garden equity upscaled
The new salmon farming venture in development by Samherji’s aquaculture dicision in the Reykjanes area of south-west Iceland has already seen its equity placement boosted due to strong demand from…
MMC First Process to deliver fish handling for Samherji’s Salmon Garden
Norwegian company MMC First Process has signed a major contract with Samherji Fiskeldi for the delivery of a fish logistics system to the new land-based aquaculture facility Eldisgarður (Salmon Garden),…
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…
Samherji founder to step down as CEO
A frequently controversial figure and a major player in Iceland’s business community over several decades, Samherji CEO Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson has announced his decision to step down in a letter…
Land-based salmon farming project financing in place
The aquaculture subsidiary of Icelandic fisheries group Samherji has financing in place for the Salmon Garden, a land-based fish farming facility on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. Funding secured through…
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