Westmann Islands fishing company Ísfélag Vestmannaeyja has bought one of HB Grandi’s now surplus to requirements fresher trawlers, replaced by the company’s recent series of newbuilds.

After 25 years, one of Samherji’s most successful trawlers is set to leave the company and with it the Baldvin name that has certainly brought no shortage of good luck.

Samherji’s factory trawler Kristina has been sold to Russia and will be delivered to its new owners next week. The trawler has been in Samherji’s ownership for more than ten years.

Icelandic fishing company HB Grandi has sold one of its freezer trawlers, which will be delivered to new owners Sea Harvest Corporation in South Africa on 15th November.

Westmann Islands fishing and processing company Vinnslustöðin (VSV) has acquired all of the shares in another island company, Glófaxi ehf, and takes over the company on the 1st of September.

After forty-four years of fishing from Ísafjörður in north-western Iceland, a veteran trawler has been sold to new owners in the Westmann Islands.

Shipbroker BP Shipping has been busy this year, both in Iceland and overseas, and Björgvin Ólafsson said that they have been sold several vessels from Iceland this year as the arrival of a number of newbuildings means older vessels are leaving the fleet.

Icelandic fishing company Eskja, based at Eskifjörður in eastern Iceland, has agreed to buy a pelagic vessel from Shetland to replace one of its older vessels.

Icelandic fishing company Eskja has sold its pelagic factory vessel to new owners in Greenland as part of its restructuring towards shore-based processing.