Posts Tagged ‘Samherji Group’
Now Samherji bids for big shipping line
Samherji, one of Europe’s leading seafood businesses, has increased its stake in shipping and logistics company Eimskip, with a view to making an eventual takeover bid. The news has emerged in the same week that Samherji announced it had acquired a 50 per cent stake in Boston-based seafood supplier Aquanor Marketing Inc. Eimskip is a…
Read MoreIceland’s Samherji takes 50% stake in US seafood business Aquanor
Icelandic seafood giant Samherji has ‘formalised’ its partnership with US importer and distributor Aquanor, acquiring a 50% stake in the business. Boston-based Aquanor Marketing, Inc has been one of Samherji Group’s leading customers for more than a decade. Samherji has provided a significant share of Aquanor\’s imports in seafood products during this period. Aquanor focuses…
Read MorePlan to build salmon farm on former smelting site
Iceland\’s largest fishing company has unveiled a plan to set up a salmon farm on a former aluminium smelting site. The move signals the company’s intention to embark on an extensive expansion of its aquaculture business. The Samherji group has issued a statement that one of its divisions, Samherji Fish Farming, and aluminium smelter Norðurál,…
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