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Greenland fisheries research trip concludes. Brim (formerly HB Grandi) owned fresher trawler Helga María is now on its way home to Iceland after a busy 81-day research assignment off West […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Utilising Fish Waste A Huge Challenge – The Fish Waste for Profit conference last week in Reykjavík heard a keynote address from Hörður Kristinsson, chief science and innovation officer at […]
Blue Whiting Fishery Picking Up – One of the skippers from Iceland’s HB Grandi’s fleet says there are signs that the Northeast Atlantic blue whiting fishery is picking up. ‘We’re […]
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