Tag: Iceland
Iceland Catch Up in July 2019 – 95,000 tonnes of fish landed by Iceland last month The total landed catch of Icelandic vessels in July 2019 was 94.6 thousand tonnes which is a 1% increase ...
Strong start for Icelandic mackerel season. The Icelandic mackerel fishing season has got off to a good start, according to Magnús Róbertsson, production manager at HB Grandi’s Vopnafjörður factory in Iceland. ‘This good mackerel fishing ...
HB Grandi shareholders meeting to discuss Asia acquisitions and name change. A shareholders meeting of Icelandic fishing and seafood giant HB Grandi will be held on August 15 2019 to confirm two recent decisions made ...
Name change for Icelandic seafood producer sparked by Asia move. The Board of Directors of Icelandic seafood producer HB Grandi hf. has approved a purchase agreement of seafood sales companies in Asia and to submit ...
Icelandic seafood exports increase. In 2018 the export production of Icelandic marine products amounted to 240 billion ISK and increased by 22% from the previous year, 24% at constant prices. The total export in 2018 ...
Icelandic fishing vessel has record trip. The HB Grandi freezer trawler Vigri has just enjoyed a highly successful 23-day trip to the Russian part of the Barents Sea, with a cod catch of 1210 tonnes, ...
Free trade agreement between Iceland and China. Proven to preserve freshness and increase shelf life, SUB-CHILLING™ technology by Skaginn 3X, will play a big role in delivering premium quality product to China. Both Laxar and ...
Good Fishing Off Iceland – Icelandic integrated fishing company, HB Grandi, reports that its fresher trawler Akurey docked in Reykjavík earlier this week with a full fishroom, 190 tonnes, after a short trip. Magnús Kristjánsson, ...
Icelandic catch values soar. The total value of catch from Icelandic fishing vessels in February was 11.2 billion ISK, 24.7% more than in February 2018. Demersal catch value was 9.8 billion ISK, an increase of ...
Icelandic blue whiting season comes to an end. The HB Grandi fishing vessel Venus finished discharging its catch at Vopnafjörður earlier this week and is now in Akureyri ahead of being dry-docked. According to skipper ...
Icelandic blue whiting fishery slows down. The Icelandic blue whiting fishery has slowed down over the last week, according to a fishing skipper in the HB Grandi fleet. ‘The blue whiting fishery is very quiet ...
Mervyn King visits HB Grandi. Mervyn King, former Governor of the Bank of England paid Icelandic fishing company HB Grandi a visit recently by the invitation of the Association of Savings Holders lecturing on Economic ...
Redfish prove elusive for Icelandic trawler. The skipper of the HB Grandi operated trawler, Akurey, says redfish proved elusive on his most recent trip, although the vessel achieved good catches of cod and haddock. Skipper ...
Icelandic catch values rise. The value of catch from Icelandic vessels in January 2019 was 10.6 billion ISK, 10.2% more than in January 2018. Demersal catch value was 9.6 billion ISK, an increase of 35.7%. ...
New processing technology from Marel at Seafood Expo global. Exciting new fish processing technology will on display at Marel’s stand #4-6227 in Brussels this year, with live demonstrations, product launches and expert advice on how ...
Blue whiting stocks appear healthy, says Icelandic skipper. HB Grandi’s pelagic vessel Víkingur is on its way to Vopnafjörður in Iceland with a full payload of blue whiting caught at the southern end of the ...
Extend Shelflife and Reduce Waste – Processors need to invest to extend shelf life and reduce waste says Gus Pastoor at Fish Waste for Profit The second day of last week’s Fish Waste for Profit ...
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