Greenlandic pelagic vessel Polar Ammasak is ready to start fishing after calling at Hampiðjan’s Neskaupstaður net loft to pick up a capelin trawl and codend. Built in 1997 as Eros…
The first landing of capelin of this season to Síldarvinnslan’s Neskaupstaður processing plant has been completed. After a difficult start to the season with the capelin sitting deep, below the…
With a couple of months still to go, 2021 is already a record year for Síldarvinnslan’s Neskaupstaður factory. There has has hardly been a break in production since June, with…
Pelagic vessel Bjarni Ólafsson docked in Neskaupstaður on Sunday night with a full load of blue whiting to be discharged to the Síldarvinnslan factory. ‘It worked out better than we…
The Icelandic fleet’s summer mackerel season has started well, despite there being few catches in Iceland’s own waters. The pelagic fleet has been fishing in international waters, and east coast…
Changes are taking place to both demersal and pelagic fishing capacity within fishing companies that are part of Icelandic fishing and processing group Síldarvinnslan. Subsidiary company Bergur ehf, based in…
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Börkur has made the first mackerel landing of the year in Iceland, with 320 tonnes discharged in Neskaupstaður. According to skipper Hjörvar Hjálmarsson, the season has got…
New pelagic vessel Börkur NK-122 docked in its home port of Neskaupstaður in eastern Iceland for the first time earlier this week, its arrival just ahead of the Seamen’s Day…
Fishing for blue whiting in Faroese waters has slowed down considerably in recent weeks. Pelagic vessel Bjarni Ólafsson landed its last trip for the time being at Síldarvinnslan’s fishmeal factory…
The new pelagic vessel Börkur, under construction at Karstensens Skibsværft in Skagen for Icelandic company Síldarvinnslan, has undergone a successful round of initial sea trials. On board were fleet manager…