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The New DOD Winch from Hampiðjan Wins an Award
The New DOD Winch from Hampiðjan Wins an Award

The New DOD Winch from Hampiðjan Wins an Award

Hampiðjan received the Icelandic Fisheries Awards for the best new product presented at the Icelandic…
23/09/2024
New Netloft of Cosmos Trawl in Skagen Inaugurated
New Netloft of Cosmos Trawl in Skagen Inaugurated

New Netloft of Cosmos Trawl in Skagen Inaugurated

The new netloft of Cosmos Trawl, a subsidiary of Hampiðjan, was officially inaugurated today, Thursday,…
05/09/2024
Hampiðjan celebrates 90th anniversary!
Hampiðjan celebrates 90th anniversary!

Hampiðjan celebrates 90th anniversary!

In 1934 Guðmundur S. Guðmundsson, engineer and foreman at engineering company Héðinn, took the initiative…
05/04/2024
Cosmos Trawl builds new netloft in Skagen
Cosmos Trawl builds new netloft in Skagen

Cosmos Trawl builds new netloft in Skagen

Cosmos Trawl is set to bolster its operations with the introduction of a new netloft…
20/03/2024
Hampiðjan TorNet moves into new net loft in Las Palmas
Hampiðjan TorNet moves into new net loft in Las Palmas

Hampiðjan TorNet moves into new net loft in Las Palmas

Hampiðjan’s Spanish subsidiary, TorNet, is moving its activities to new premises in the port area…
06/02/2024
Hampiðjan‘s share offering
Hampiðjan‘s share offering

Hampiðjan‘s share offering

Publication of Prospectus and Hampiðjan‘s Public Offering Reykjavík, Iceland, 24 May 2023 – Hampiðjan (the…
25/05/2023
Business Award
Business Award

Business Award

Hampiðjan and CEO Hjörtur Erlendsson yesterday received the business award from trade publications Frjáls Verslun…
30/12/2022
Trawl gear becomes BMW electric car components
Trawl gear becomes BMW electric car components

Trawl gear becomes BMW electric car components

Recycled trawl gear used in electric car production Hampiðjan has placed a strong emphasis on…
26/09/2022
New sales talent joins Hampiðjan
New sales talent joins Hampiðjan

New sales talent joins Hampiðjan

The latest recruit to the Hampiðjan team is Hróðmar Ingi Sigurðsson. His role will be…
30/08/2022
Hampiðjan – business with Russia
Hampiðjan – business with Russia

Hampiðjan – business with Russia

Hampiðjan wholeheartedly condemns the Russian aggression in Ukraine and its ongoing action in the invasion…
11/07/2022
Guðmundur Gunnarsson decorated with the Order of the Falcon
Guðmundur Gunnarsson decorated with the Order of the Falcon

Guðmundur Gunnarsson decorated with the Order of the Falcon

Guðmundur Gunnarsson, formerly Head of Development at Hampiðjan, has been decorated by President of Iceland…
17/06/2022
Starring role at IceFish awards
Starring role at IceFish awards

Starring role at IceFish awards

Hampiðjan played a central role at the industry awards, a key part of the IceFish…
14/06/2022
The Gulltoppur groundfish trawl
The Gulltoppur groundfish trawl

The Gulltoppur groundfish trawl

Hampiðjan’s Gulltoppur groundfish trawl is the result of extensive underwater research and development on board…
30/05/2022
Hampiðjan’s new environmental director
Hampiðjan’s new environmental director

Hampiðjan’s new environmental director

Georg Haney has been appointed as the new environmental director at Hampiðjan, and he comes…
02/05/2022
Keeping up with the twin-riggers
Keeping up with the twin-riggers

Keeping up with the twin-riggers

Síldarvinnslan’s freezer trawler Blængur has recently completed a trip in the Norwegian zone of the…
27/04/2022
New shallow purse seine put through its paces
New shallow purse seine put through its paces

New shallow purse seine put through its paces

‘We started fishing of the Skarður shore and were off Alviðruhamrar when we called it…
16/02/2022
Viðey’s perfectly-tuned Jagger
Viðey’s perfectly-tuned Jagger

Viðey’s perfectly-tuned Jagger

When he was ashore just after New Year, we spoke to Kristján E. Gíslason, who…
20/01/2022
Controllable doors from Thyborøn
Controllable doors from Thyborøn

Controllable doors from Thyborøn

Trials carried out with the crew of Danish pelagic vessel Themis S-144 from Skagen in…
28/12/2021
Pelagic trawling with DynIce Data netsounder cable
Pelagic trawling with DynIce Data netsounder cable

Pelagic trawling with DynIce Data netsounder cable

Owners of 110 fishing vessels around the world have bought DynIce sounder cable since 2015.…
09/12/2021
Versatile T90 Excluder separates pelagic catches
Versatile T90 Excluder separates pelagic catches

Versatile T90 Excluder separates pelagic catches

Danish fishing gear company Cosmos Trawl, part of the Hampiðjan Group, has designed and developed…
16/11/2021
‘This machine is pure genius’
‘This machine is pure genius’

‘This machine is pure genius’

‘This machine is pure genius. It went like a dream and the surprise was how…
29/09/2021
Fish move faster down to the codend
Fish move faster down to the codend

Fish move faster down to the codend

‘I’m very happy with the new blue whiting trawl. My feeling is that it fishes…
15/06/2021
Hampiðjan Offshore’s DynIce Warp sets a record
Hampiðjan Offshore’s DynIce Warp sets a record

Hampiðjan Offshore’s DynIce Warp sets a record

Research vessel Kaimei, operated by Jamstec (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology), has set…
10/06/2021
Congratulations to Síldarvinnslan
Congratulations to Síldarvinnslan

Congratulations to Síldarvinnslan

Hampiðjan congratulates Síldarvinnslan and the crew of Börkur NK-122 on taking delivery of this high-tech…
03/06/2021
Hampiðjan Offshore launches Terra Slings
Hampiðjan Offshore launches Terra Slings

Hampiðjan Offshore launches Terra Slings

The first 100% recyclable heavy lift sling for the offshore and onshore construction market. Hampidjan…
15/04/2021
Hampiðjan the Expertise Company 2021
Hampiðjan the Expertise Company 2021

Hampiðjan the Expertise Company 2021

The Association of Business Managers and Economists (FVH) each year holds an event known as…
14/04/2021
Hampiðjan congratulates Samherji
Hampiðjan congratulates Samherji

Hampiðjan congratulates Samherji

Hampiðjan congratulates Samherji and the crew of the new Vilhelm Thorsteinsson EA-11 on the delivery…
31/03/2021
Hampidjan Offshore established
Hampidjan Offshore established

Hampidjan Offshore established

Back in 1994, Hampidjan sold its first super-rope to the oil industry, replacing a steel…
14/01/2021
Big fish separator works perfectly
Big fish separator works perfectly

Big fish separator works perfectly

There are Icelanders involved in fisheries all around the world. Most recently the four officers…
04/12/2020
50-year fishing gear adventure
50-year fishing gear adventure

50-year fishing gear adventure

Hampiðjan’s fishing gear development manager Guðmundur Gunnarsson recently retired after a 50-year career with the…
18/11/2020
Happy with the catch – happy with the gear
Happy with the catch – happy with the gear

Happy with the catch – happy with the gear

Pelagic vessel Sigurður docked in its home port in the Westman Islands last week for…
09/11/2020
Super-strong Rockall blue whiting codend
Super-strong Rockall blue whiting codend

Super-strong Rockall blue whiting codend

Fishing companies are already gearing up for blue whiting in the new year. Last year,…
15/10/2020
Cuxhaven spools tensioned warp onto all three winches
Cuxhaven spools tensioned warp onto all three winches

Cuxhaven spools tensioned warp onto all three winches

Cuxhaven company DFFU’s factory trawler Cuxhaven NC-100 arrived from Germany on 21st September and docked…
08/10/2020
Jagger trawls – the obvious choice
Jagger trawls – the obvious choice

Jagger trawls – the obvious choice

Brim’s fresher trawler Viðey docked in Reykjavík this week with 180 tonnes on board after…
02/10/2020
Hampiðjan staff complete annual beach clean-up
Hampiðjan staff complete annual beach clean-up

Hampiðjan staff complete annual beach clean-up

The beach clean-up organised by Hampiðjan, the company’s staff association and the Blue Army took…
31/08/2020
Seine nets don’t come smarter than this
Seine nets don’t come smarter than this

Seine nets don’t come smarter than this

‘These seine nets are pure genius, plus there has been heavy fishing all summer,’ said…
10/08/2020
Akurey’s seamless switch to twin-rigging
Akurey’s seamless switch to twin-rigging

Akurey’s seamless switch to twin-rigging

Fresher trawler Akurey has completed its second trip since a refit in which a third…
14/07/2020
Blue Army and Hampiðjan join forces
Blue Army and Hampiðjan join forces

Blue Army and Hampiðjan join forces

A co-operation agreement on clearing waste from Iceland’s beaches has been struck between Hampiðjan and…
28/05/2020
Hampiðjan adds more experience
Hampiðjan adds more experience

Hampiðjan adds more experience

Jónas Thór Friðriksson has been appointed sales manager for Hampiðjan’s ropes and netting. He joins…
05/05/2020
New netloft running at full speed
New netloft running at full speed

New netloft running at full speed

Hampiðjan’s magnificent new netloft in Neskaupstaður where work started on 23rd January this year is…
25/03/2020
Joining the Hampiðjan team – and sticking with tradition
Joining the Hampiðjan team – and sticking with tradition

Joining the Hampiðjan team – and sticking with tradition

Einar Pétur Bjargmundsson has been appointed Hampiðjan Ísland’s fishing gear sales manager, working alongside skipper…
09/03/2020
Prima rope and netting
Prima rope and netting

Prima rope and netting

Two years ago we developed a new variety of super-rope under the Prima brand, and…
06/01/2020
Tanks visits are a key event
Tanks visits are a key event

Tanks visits are a key event

Flume tank trips becoming increasingly important, according to Hampiðjan’s Jón Oddur Davíðsson, commenting on the…
18/12/2019
New catalogue and online sales
New catalogue and online sales

New catalogue and online sales

Hampiðjan’s catalogue of products for fishing and fishing gear production has never been broader than…
11/12/2019
Flume tank session held in Hirtshals
Flume tank session held in Hirtshals

Flume tank session held in Hirtshals

Hampiðjan Iceland's annual gathering at the North Sea Centre’s flume tank in Hirtshals is approaching…
24/10/2019
800-tonne first tow in brand-new Gloria trawl
800-tonne first tow in brand-new Gloria trawl

800-tonne first tow in brand-new Gloria trawl

‘This was our first tow with the new trawl and we certainly didn’t get off…
13/09/2019
Hampiðjan merges activities in Iceland
Hampiðjan merges activities in Iceland

Hampiðjan merges activities in Iceland

This year Hampiðjan has concluded the acquisition of the entire shareholding of the daughter company…
27/12/2018
Another successful tank trip
Another successful tank trip

Another successful tank trip

‘The trip went very well and I reckon we can be sure that everyone was…
12/12/2018
Economic fishing with new Thyborøn doors
Economic fishing with new Thyborøn doors

Economic fishing with new Thyborøn doors

A new semi-pelagic trawl door design from Danish producer Thyborøn Trawldoor looks highly promising. The…
29/11/2018
Happy with the Hemmer
Happy with the Hemmer

Happy with the Hemmer

‘I’m very satisfied with the results after switching to the Hemmer demersal trawl. My experience…
29/10/2018
Key platform for demonstrations and sharing ideas
Key platform for demonstrations and sharing ideas

Key platform for demonstrations and sharing ideas

Hampiðjan will be running its annual presentation of its own products as well as those…
14/09/2018
Whole redfish fleet using Gloria pelagic gear
Whole redfish fleet using Gloria pelagic gear

Whole redfish fleet using Gloria pelagic gear

‘This all worked out very well. The Russian crew were quick to get to grips…
16/05/2018
Salmon farming seeks new protein sources
Salmon farming seeks new protein sources

Salmon farming seeks new protein sources

That’s the message sent by Hampiðjan fishing gear designer Einar Skaftason at the Innovation Norway…
16/03/2018
Saving time and effort
Saving time and effort

Saving time and effort

Every trawler crew knows the work that goes into spooling new warps onto the winch…
26/02/2018
Innovations Award
Innovations Award

Innovations Award

Creditinfo yesterday presented Hampiðjan with an award specifically for innovation by an established company. These…
25/01/2018
Bringing a wealth of experience to the Hampiðjan team
Bringing a wealth of experience to the Hampiðjan team

Bringing a wealth of experience to the Hampiðjan team

Kristinn Gestsson, until recently skipper of HB Grandi’s freezer trawler Therney, has joined Hampiðjan’s fishing…
23/11/2017
Hampiðjan sends fishing company Samherji congratulations
Hampiðjan sends fishing company Samherji congratulations

Hampiðjan sends fishing company Samherji congratulations

Hampiðjan sends fishing company Samherji and the crew of Björg EA-7 congratulations on the delivery…
10/10/2017
Hampiðjan sends fishing company Samherji congratulations
Hampiðjan sends fishing company Samherji congratulations

Hampiðjan sends fishing company Samherji congratulations

Hampiðjan would like to send fishing company Samherji and the crew of Björgúlfur EA-312 congratulations…
11/08/2017
Delighted with the new mackerel gear
Delighted with the new mackerel gear

Delighted with the new mackerel gear

‘We’re on the way to Greenland,’ said Jón Axelsson, skipper of pelagic vessel Álsey VE-2…
08/08/2017
Skipper joins Hampiðjan team
Skipper joins Hampiðjan team

Skipper joins Hampiðjan team

Trawler skipper Sæmundur Árnason has joined Hampiðjan’s fishing gear division. Married with three children, Sæmundur…
27/07/2017
Better selectivity with four-panel T90 codend
Better selectivity with four-panel T90 codend

Better selectivity with four-panel T90 codend

Tests The ongoing co-operation between the Institute of Marine Research, HB Grandi and Hampiðjan into…
14/07/2017
Outstanding DynIce Warps
Outstanding DynIce Warps

Outstanding DynIce Warps

This week marks exactly ten years since trawler Vestmannaey was rigged with DynIce Warps to…
24/03/2017
Full trip – and no gear on board
Full trip – and no gear on board

Full trip – and no gear on board

Greenlandic pelagic vessel Qavak is now on its fourth trip on fishing grounds off Snæfellsnes.…
08/03/2017
Purse seining is best
Purse seining is best

Purse seining is best

Pelagic vessel Heimaey is now on its way to fishing grounds off Reykjanes  after discharging…
03/03/2017
T90 codend boosts catch values
T90 codend boosts catch values

T90 codend boosts catch values

‘We were the first to try this codend out for Hampiðjan and it worked so…
24/02/2017
Hampiðjan opens Murmansk office
Hampiðjan opens Murmansk office

Hampiðjan opens Murmansk office

Hampiðjan has now opened a sales office in Murmansk, with Sergei Kiselev appointed to manage…
03/02/2017
DKK217 million in ten months
DKK217 million in ten months

DKK217 million in ten months

Danish pelagic vessel Ruth docked in the Faroes at the end of last week with…
18/01/2017
Christmas greetings
Christmas greetings

Christmas greetings

Hampidjan would like to wish its customers and staff around the world best wishes for…
22/12/2016
DYNICE ROPES FOR ANTI TORSION AND STANDING RIGGING
DYNICE ROPES FOR ANTI TORSION AND STANDING RIGGING

DYNICE ROPES FOR ANTI TORSION AND STANDING RIGGING

Colligo Marine is a big believer in using Hampidjan’s Dyneema products in the recreational marine…
06/12/2016
Revolutionary new product – DynIce Power Warps
Revolutionary new product – DynIce Power Warps

Revolutionary new product – DynIce Power Warps

Over the last few years Hampiðjan has been continuing the development of its DynIce Warps…
09/11/2016
A decade’s fantastic experience of DynIce Warps:
A decade’s fantastic experience of DynIce Warps:

A decade’s fantastic experience of DynIce Warps:

‘Some people thought we were mad hanging expensive fishing gear on the ends of pieces…
22/09/2016
Westman Islands net loft ready this summer
Westman Islands net loft ready this summer

Westman Islands net loft ready this summer

‘There has been rapid progress on this since Danish crew arrived in the Islands and…
17/08/2016
Westman Islands netloft expansion underway
Westman Islands netloft expansion underway

Westman Islands netloft expansion underway

Hampiðjan’s Westmann Islands branch opened in March this year and began trading in April, with…
17/08/2016
Grading live juveniles out while towing
Grading live juveniles out while towing

Grading live juveniles out while towing

Trawl trials on redfish with a T90 codend supplied by Fjardanet in Akureyri, which is…
01/07/2016
DynIce® Winch Warp, the steel-like fibre rope
DynIce® Winch Warp, the steel-like fibre rope

DynIce® Winch Warp, the steel-like fibre rope

There is a constant demand for lightweight, cost-effective solutions in the offshore oil and gas…
27/05/2016
Successful 2016 Brussels show
Successful 2016 Brussels show

Successful 2016 Brussels show

Hampiðjan’s staff have been working through the many enquiries they received during the company’s attendance…
19/05/2016
Hampiðjan netloft opens in the Westmann Islands
Hampiðjan netloft opens in the Westmann Islands

Hampiðjan netloft opens in the Westmann Islands

Earlier this month work began at Hampidjan’s new netloft in the Westmann Islands. The workshop…
11/03/2016
Hampidjan to exhibit at Boston
Hampidjan to exhibit at Boston

Hampidjan to exhibit at Boston

Hampidjan is taking part in the Seafood Expo North America and Seafood Processing North America…
04/03/2016
Record trip for Tai An
Record trip for Tai An

Record trip for Tai An

Sigurgeir Pétursson, skipper of factory trawler Tai An, has another successful trip behind him in…
01/02/2016
Congratulations on the new Beitir NK-123
Congratulations on the new Beitir NK-123

Congratulations on the new Beitir NK-123

The day before Christmas Eve saw the arrival of a magnificent new vessel as an…
12/01/2016
Víkingur AK-100, HB Grandi’s new pelagic vessel
Víkingur AK-100, HB Grandi’s new pelagic vessel

Víkingur AK-100, HB Grandi’s new pelagic vessel

The latest fishing gear from Hampidjan ‘HB Grandi’s magnificent new pelagic vessel, Víkingur, which docked…
06/01/2016
More than 70 guests for Hampidjan flume tank trip
More than 70 guests for Hampidjan flume tank trip

More than 70 guests for Hampidjan flume tank trip

‘We had an unusually large group this time  with around 70 guests from ten countries.…
22/12/2015
Even sizes and better quality
Even sizes and better quality

Even sizes and better quality

According to research into T90 codends for cod and QuickLine rigging According to research carried…
08/12/2015
No doubt about DynIce warps
No doubt about DynIce warps

No doubt about DynIce warps

‘We have used Hampidjan’s DynIce warps since 2009 and I can say that we have…
19/11/2015
A feast in the codend
A feast in the codend

A feast in the codend

We can say that the crew of Sturlaugur H. Bödvarsson were rewarded with a feast…
05/11/2015
Successful Danfish exhibition in Aalborg
Successful Danfish exhibition in Aalborg

Successful Danfish exhibition in Aalborg

Successful Danfish exhibition in Aalborg ‘We’re very satisfied with the exhibition, and as far as…
19/10/2015
Hampidjan selected to the First North 25 stock index
Hampidjan selected to the First North 25 stock index

Hampidjan selected to the First North 25 stock index

Proud to announce that Hampidjan has been selected as the only Icelandic representative in the…
16/10/2015
DynIce Data video online
DynIce Data video online

DynIce Data video online

A new video is now online that clearly demonstrates the advantages of using DynIce Data…
06/10/2015
Innovations on show at Danfish
Innovations on show at Danfish

Innovations on show at Danfish

Hampidjan partner companies Cosmos Trawl and Nordsø Trawl are both among participants in this year’s…
02/10/2015
DynIce Warps video now online
DynIce Warps video now online

DynIce Warps video now online

DynIce Warps video now online A video is now available showing in an informal and…
24/09/2015
Mekhanik S Agapov’s success with Gloria HS1600
Mekhanik S Agapov’s success with Gloria HS1600

Mekhanik S Agapov’s success with Gloria HS1600

Mekhanik S Agapov, the magnificent new pelagic vessel owned by Russian fishing company Robinzon, has…
16/09/2015
New Nordsø Trawl net loft in Thyborøn
New Nordsø Trawl net loft in Thyborøn

New Nordsø Trawl net loft in Thyborøn

A magnificent new net loft has been built at Thyborøn in Denmark and was formally…
28/08/2015
New Gloria 1760-4 Wide attracting attention
New Gloria 1760-4 Wide attracting attention

New Gloria 1760-4 Wide attracting attention

Hampidjan’s new design Gloria pelagic trawls have been successfully catching mackerel. The latest version is…
20/08/2015
Thyborøn’s adjustable doors
Thyborøn’s adjustable doors

Thyborøn’s adjustable doors

Thyborøn’s adjustable doors A new type of trawl door from Thyborøn in Denmark is now…
06/08/2015
Hampidjan’s new recruits
Hampidjan’s new recruits

Hampidjan’s new recruits

Guðbjartur Thórarinsson and Einar Skaftason have recently joined Hampidjan in management roles.  Einar is responsible for…
29/07/2015