Samherji subsidiary shuts down loss-making shrimp production
Shrimp processing in the fishing village of Hólmavík in the north-west of Iceland is coming to an end as Samherji subsidiary Snæfell, which took over the Hólmadrangur shrimp plant in…
Artist behind ‘We’re Sorry’ message
Describing himself as an ‘artist and a cultural activist’, ODEE, Oddur Eysteinn Friðriksson, has releaved himself as the person behind the spoof Samherji ‘apology’ that appeared a few days ago…
Impersonator targets Samherji
Icelandic fishing company Samherji has been impersonated online, with an unidentified, UK-registered website issuing an apology for the company’s activities in Namibia, currently the subject of ongoing legal proceedings in…
Christina S becomes Margrét
Fraserburgh pelagic vessel Christina S has been sold to Icelandic fishing and processing company Samherji, ahead of the new pelagic vessel due to be delivered later this year by the Karstensen…
Samherji’s overseas operations transferred to Dutch ownership
All of the European and North American fishing industry assets of Icelandic fishing giant Samherji have been acquired by an unnamed Dutch company owned by Netherlands resident Baldvin Thorsteinsson –…
Back under the Icelandic flag
A familiar ship in a new guise has docked in Akureyri, as factory trawler Snæfell is back under the Icelandic flag. Having sailed as Akraberg and under the Faroese flag…
Patience and a co-ordinated crew
Samherji’s trawler Björgvin EA-311 has been fishing well on saithe off the south of Iceland recently, and while skipper Oddur Brynjólfsson said it’s great to see heavy fishing, ensuring the…
Expanding fishing gear recycling
Fishing company Samherji has a comprehensive grading system on board all of its fishing vessels, with waste sorted before being put ashore for recycling. Waste netting goes ashore and is…
Non-stop heavy weather – but full production ashore
Despite the constant bouts of heavy weather that have been a feature of fishing in Icelandic waters for the first two months of his year, the Samherji production plants have…
Nobody leaves the ship
Samherji’s pelagic vessel Vilhelm Thorsteinsson landed 2060 tonnes of capelin to Síldarvinnslan’s fishmeal plant in Neskaupstaður on Friday, before heading back to sea without any of the crew going ashore.…