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Production of frozen capelin got under way at HB Grandi’s Vopnafjördur factory yesterday with a payload 455 tonnes of capelin landed by Faxi RE. According to factory manager Magnús Róbertsson, roughly half of the fish is expected to be suitable for freezing for markets in Eastern Europe. There is minimal feed in the fish and it is suitable for human consumption...
HB Grandi recently signed a contract with Íslenskir Adalverktakar (IAV). The contract is for a new 1,440 square metre extension for the fish processing plant and a 260 square metre facility for waste handling and storage for fishing gear...
In an announcement from HB Grandi hf. on October 23rd 2014, HB Grandi hf. disclosed that the Company had decided to enter into negotiations with a certain investor regarding the potential sale of the Company’s shares in Stofnfiskur hf...
In connection with the presentation of the Q2 2014 results, Marine Harvest guided a total harvest volume of 106 thousand tonnes (HOG) for Q3 2014 while the actual harvest has amounted to 107 thousand tonnes, according to MHG. This result has been achieved despite the temporary closure of Russian fish market for Norway in the war of mutual sanctions...
HB Grandi has contracted to have five new vessels built in Turkey, as has already been reported. These are two pelagic vessels and three fresher trawlers. The names and registrations of these new vessels being delivered between 2015 and 2017 have now been decided...
There are two new additions to the staff at HB Grandi as Erlendur Stefánsson and Karl Már Einarsson have joined the company. Erlendur rakes over as the company’s quality manager and Karl Már as fleet manager of freezer vessels...
Last monday the city of Reykjavík presented the Most successful renovation project award for 2014 at a ceremony at Höfdi House. Mayor Dagur B Eggertsson presented prizes for the best kept grounds around blocks and company premises, for outstanding outdoor facilities and for renovation of older buildings in the city. HB Grandi was among the recipients for the award this year for its work in refurbishing the old herring factory at Grandagardur 20, and the prize was accepted by CEO Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson...
Approximately 1200 tonnes of frozen products were shipped out from Vopnafjördur earlier this week and another shipment is due to leave this weekend, according to factory manager Magnús Róbertsson at HB Grandi’s pelagic factory in Vopnafjördur...
EBIT pre fair value and non-recurring items was NOK 123 million in second quarter 2014 versus a comparable pro forma EBIT of NOK 137 million in second quarter 2013. Strong prices helped create satisfactory results in Norway and Canada, while earnings in the Chilean operation were hampered by high costs...
HB Grandi has sold Víkingur AK to Denmark for DKR 2.1 million or €280.000...
HB Grandi currently has two new pelagic vessels under construction at the Celiktrans Denis Insaat yard at Tuzla in Turkey, and the announcement was made last week that the company had started negotiations with the same yard for construction of three new fresher trawlers. This brings the investment in the company’s fleet to approximately ISK 14 billion, of which roughly a half is accounted for by the two pelagic vessels...
The Board of Directors of HB Grandi hf. has decided to enter negotiations with Turkish ship building company Celiktrans Deniz Ltd. on the construction of three wetfish trawlers based on an offer from the ship builder...
Recently HB Grandi completed the acquisition of the company Nordanfiskur. Previously, HB Grandi had held a 23.80% stake...
Construction of HB Grandi’s new pelagic vessel at the Celiktrans yard in Turkey is progressing well. As we have reported before, the company contracted the Turkish yard, located near Istanbul, to build two new pelagic vessels and construction is scheduled to start shortly on blocks for the second vessel...
Marine Harvest has entered into an agreement with FF Skagen to clean all relevant fish oil used for Marine Harvest salmon farming, according to MH. Cleaning of fish oils removes environmental pollutants, and should make intake limitations for salmon redundant. This sort of cleaning is not currently being carried in production of salmon feed and will be a differentiator for Marine Harvest...
Located near Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Island Scallops is Canada's largest private marine research hatchery and first fully integrated shellfish producer. The company has pioneered scallop culture in BC since 1989 and has developed a premium hybrid "Pacific Scallop" for farming in local waters. But it is now facing a growing threat to its very existence, and OA may be at the heart of the problem...
Marine Harvest rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange today, marking the beginning of a new era for the salmon farming industry, according to MHG...
AKVA group ASA has today entered into an agreement with Egersund Group AS, to acquire 100 percent of the shares in the aquaculture farming services company YesMaritime AS for a price of NOK 17.5 million, according to AKVA group ASA...
In a recent statement HAVFISK ASA has said that it will appeal what it sees as an incorrect judgement of Reykjavik District Court under the lawsuit brought by the administration committee in Glitnir bank, according to HAVFISK ASA...
A month ago HB Grandi’s shareholders’ meeting passed a motion to merge with Akranes company Laugafiskur ehf . The merger is backdated to the 1st of July when HB Grandi assumed responsibility for Laugafiskur’s financial commitments. Laugafiskur’s owners become shareholders in HB Grandi, according to same...