HB Grandi's fresher trawler Ásbjörn RE is steaming with a full fishroom of 150 tonnes of fish for sale at the Bremerhaven auction on the 5th of January. According to skipper Ólafur Einarsson, they have had to work hard for their catch over this trip as weather has been difficult the whole time. On Christmas Eve it was blowing so hard that he took the decision to seek shelter in the lee of Hólsberg near Keflavík. Ásbjörn was the only Icelandic trawler at sea over Christmas. With the decision to steam with a catch of fish to sell overseas, Ásbjörn is leaving Icelandic waters for the first time since...
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50 tonnes of farmed cod are due to be slaughtered at HB Grandi's farm in Berufjördur. This is scheduled to start after Christmas and will continue into the New Year. The cod will be processed at the company's factory in Akranes and sold as fresh portions and fillets to overseas markets. Kristján Ingimarsson, in charge of HB Grandi's aquaculture in Djúpivogur, says that ...
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In September 2008, Eimskip announced that guarantees amounting to approximately EUR 207 would be called due to the bankruptcy of XL Leisure in the UK. Some uncertainty has surrounded the claim after Samson eignarhaldsfélag ehf. was declared bankrupt. As a result, Eimskip will expense the claim during the fourth quarter. However, the company will continue to negotiate an agreement relating to this claim with its owner. In addition to charges relating to the XL guarantee, charges are anticipated due to asset impairments, first and foremost involving goodwill for cold storage operations ...
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According to Adolf Gudmundsson, chairman of the Icelandic Federation of Fishing Vessel owners (LÍÚ), joining the European Union would be Iceland's passport to unemployment and falling earnings. "It is LÍÚ's clear policy that we should not join the European Union. This would mean signing away our rights to manage our own resources which is not...
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