Grindavík companies lay off staff
Processors in the disaster-hit Icelandic port of Grindavík have announced staff redundancies. First it was Stakkavík that was left with no option other than to lay off much of its…
Shutdown affects fishing pattern
The Síldarvinnslan fresher trawlers Bergur and Vestmannaey each made landings in the Westman Islands earlier today, and the shutdown of the Vísir processing plant due to volcanic activity around Grindavík…
Fishing port evacuated as volcano threatens
The port of Grindavík on the south coast of Iceland was evacuated at the weekend as the threat of a volcanic eruption on a fault line running beneath the town…
Big week for Grindavík processor – as earthquakes rumble
As earthquakes rattle the windows and volcanic activity threatens to erupt close by, Grinadvík processor Vísir has seen a fantastic week’s throughput as more than 500 tonnes were processed at…
Vísir takeover finalised
The acquisition of Grindavík fishing and processing company by Síldavinnslan was finalised earlier this week, following the recent agreement by the competition authorities that it could go ahead. The deal…
Síldarvinnslan-Vísir merger gets green light
The merger of Síldarvinnslan with Grindavík fishing company Vísir has been given the green light by the Icelandic Competition Authority. Síldarvinnslan acquired Vísir in July this year, subject to approval…
Síldarvinnslan buys Vísir
Icelandic fishing and processing company Síldarvinnslan is in the process of acquiring Grindavík company Vísir. Based in the east of Iceland, Sildarvinnslan operates pelagic and demersal vessels, processing plants and…
Páll Jónsson has been designed by Navís and built at Alkor in Poland for Vísir. Image: Vísir/Jón Steinar Sæmundsson
New longliner arrives in Iceland
The first new vessel of its size for Icelandic fishing company Vísir has docked in its home port of Grindavík after steaming for six days from the Alkor yard in…
One of Vísir’s longliners docked in Grindavík alongside two Thorbjörn vessels
Icelandic companies halt merger talks
The owners of Icelandic fishing companies Vísir and Thorbjörn have brought to an end negotiations towards a merger. The two companies are based in Grindavík and already co-operate extensively, jointly…
Páll Jónsson almost complete at the Alkor yard in Gdansk. Image: Kjartan Viðarson/Vísir
Longliner for Iceland close to completion in Gdansk
A new 45 metre longliner under construction for Icelandic company Vísir is approaching completion at the Alkor yard in Gdansk. The Navís-designed Páll Jónsson is the first newbuild of this…