An Icelandic fishing trawler has sunk in bad weather off the coast of Norway. At the time of writing only one of the four crew members had been located and rescued. Read the full story
Posted on 26 January 2012.
An Icelandic fishing trawler has sunk in bad weather off the coast of Norway. At the time of writing only one of the four crew members had been located and rescued. Read the full story
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Posted on 07 November 2011.
Remarkable scenes in eastern Iceland yesterday as a gust of wind so strong that it blew an entire shipping container off the dock and out to sea, was caught on film. Read the full story
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Posted on 22 September 2011.
Iceland’s biggest road and maritime freight handling company has signed a contract for two brand new container ships — just three years after nearly collapsing under the weight of debt. Read the full story
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Posted on 31 August 2011.
Recent news that a Chinese investor has bought a large tract of land in north-east Iceland, with a view to building a luxury hotel and eco-tourism resort, is being widely discussed overseas. Read the full story
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Posted on 10 July 2011.
A Danish shipping company has had complaints filed against it for allegedly neglecting its duties in connection to six of its sailors who have been held hostage by Somali pirates since 12th January. Read the full story
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Posted on 20 June 2011.
President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson of Iceland is currently in Alaska to give a speech at the opening of an international conference. The conference is on the importance of careful planning for the future shipping lanes slowly being created by melting Arctic ice. Read the full story
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Posted on 18 March 2011.
Damage to the bottom of Godafoss, the Icelandic container ship which grounded recently off Norway, is much worse than previously thought. Read the full story
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Posted on 24 February 2011.
Divers have now completed their inspection of Godafoss, the damaged containership owned by Eimskip in Iceland, and say the damage is less severe than had been feared. Read the full story
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Posted on 23 February 2011.
Godafoss, the stranded container ship owned by Iceland’s Eimskip, has been re-floated this morning and divers will soon be able to assess how damaged the hull is. Read the full story
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Posted on 22 July 2010.
A huge chunk of ice measuring seven-square kilometres has broken off a glacier in Greenland, prompting fears that the block will drift into Canadian waters and disrupt shipping. The Jakobshavn Isbrae glacier moved a mile inland in just one day, with all the action caught on monitored satellites by NASA-funded researchers. Read the full story
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No Motörhead wine for Icelanders, branding too negative
Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival begins today
Multiple shooting in Greenland hamlet
IMF refutes claim it tried to shut Icelandic national theatre and museum
Iceland central bank holds rates, predicts ongoing economic growth
Continued Malmö violence embarrasses police
Currency exchange privacy case thrown out of Icelandic court
Sauli Niinistö wins Finland presidential race
Iceland historic French village restoration finance secured
Murder in Hafnarfjörður
