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Icelandic Fisheries Awards 2014 - deadline extended
If your company has launched a product in the last three years that has made a significant contribution to the fishing industry, or if you are a fisherman that uses such a product, then please nominate that product to us by completing and returning the entry form below.All nominated ...
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Online hotel booking facility now available!
Reykjavik is one of the most hospitable cities of the world and is home to nearly 150,000 Icelanders, nearly 50 per cent of the country's population. With a wealth of hotels, high-class restaurants, nightclubs, theatre and recreational facilities, including the world famous blue lagoon natural geothermic spa, which is ...
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Icefish values Exhibition and Awards sponsors
Vónin, a leading fishing gear designer and manufacturer, is sponsoring the Outstanding Icelandic Skipper award at the Icelandic Fisheries Awards 2014.Landsbankinn, the bank for the fisheries industry, has confirmed its sponsorship of the Outstanding Icelandic Processor award at the Icelandic Fisheries Awards 2014.Samskip, the global logistics company, is once ...
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Exhibition to be opened by Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture and Mayor of Kópavogur
The Opening ceremony of the 2014 Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition will take place on 25 September 2014. The Exhibition will be officially opened by Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Icelandic Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture and Ármann Ólafsson, the Mayor of Kópavogur.Following the ceremony, all VIPs will take a guided tour of ...
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Icefish 2014 welcomes large number of new international exhibitors
New international exhibitors include: Weihai DandS Co Ltd, China, suppliers of marine equipment including fishing nets and gearsTeco Electronics AS, Norway, specialist suppliers of competence-based technical services to the maritime industry Hiller GmbH, Germany, suppliers of decanter centrifuges for solid/liquid separation that will be marketed to the fish ...
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Matchmaking Event launched at Icefish 2014!
The Icefish 2014 matchmaking event will be held on 25 September 2014 during the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition at the exhibition venue, Fifan, Kopavogur. Organised by Innovation Center Iceland, coordinator of the Enterprise Europe Network Iceland and co-organised by the Sector Group Maritime Industries and Services of the Enterprise ...
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Icelandic Fisheries Awards 2014 - entries deadline 1 July 2014
Hosts, Ministry of Industries and Innovation and the City of Kópavogur, will be present to announce the winners of the awards at the Awards Ceremony on the opening night of the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition on 25 September 2014.How to enter If your company has launched a product in the ...
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Why Icefish 2014 will be a sell out
“We sold all the machinery we had for sale - and more! I think Eimskip will need to buy a new freighter to move all the equipment we've sold! ” Jóhann Ólafur Ársælsson, Manager, Ásafl ehf “As organiser of the Norwegian pavilion we are highly satisfied with IFE. ...
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Outstanding Icelandic Skipper Award sponsored by Vónin
It is in Vónin's genes to think innovation. As early as in 1977 Vónin built the first privately owned test tank for testing model trawls. These early thoughts on developing existing and new trawls has resulted that innovation has become a integrated part of Vónin's staff. Today Vónin ...
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VIP delegations to be expanded for 2014
Mercator Media, the organisers of the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, are looking to expand on the number of international VIP delegates brought into the 2014 Exhibition. Building on the success of the delegations brought into the 2011 event, Mercator Media will work with exhibitors and major Icelandic organisations to ensure ...
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Minister to open the 11th Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition
The opening ceremony will be followed by a tour of the exhibition, when the Minister will be meeting a number of exhibiting international and Icelandic companies together with other VIP guests. In the evening of the 25th, Minister Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson will again be welcoming guests and awards ...
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Outstanding Icelandic Processor Award sponsored by Landsbankinn
Landsbankinn is the largest financial institution in Iceland with third of the market share for retail customers and corporate customers. Landsbankinn offers universal banking services and has a strong retail presence with the most extensive branch network in Iceland. Landsbankinn began operating in its current form on 9 ...
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Only a handful of stands remain
The last event held in 2011 proved to be highly successful for so many exhibitors, it is no surprise that the 2014 event is set to be the biggest yet. Exhibitors confirming their attendance within the last few weeks include: Batasmiðjan Rán, Dalvikurbygg, Curio, Mainstoft, Securitas, Frjo Quatro, ...
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Outstanding Icelandic Fleet Award sponsored by Samskip
Samskip is a global logistics company offering transport and related services by land, sea, rail and air with a particular focus on cost efficient, sustainable and environmentally friendly transport. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Samskip is one of the larger European transport companies, with offices in 24 countries in Europe, ...
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Provisional Icefish conference details announced
The first conference, titled ‘Cooperation and Conflicts in Fisheries' takes place on 26 September 2014 and is organised by the Institute of Economic Studies Iceland and is sponsored by the Nordic Council of Ministers. The conference will take a view on current and future cooperation between different stakeholders in ...
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The 6th Icelandic Fisheries Awards return to the Gerdasafn Art Museum in Kópavogur
The 6th Icelandic Fisheries Awards will once again be held during the opening night of the exhibition. Hosted by the Ministry of Industries and Innovation and the City of Kopavogur in the beautiful Gerðarsafn Art Gallery, the event will take the format of a Cocktail Reception, which will offer ...
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Key industry organisations confirm their support
The 2014 event will be supported by all of the key organisations within the Icelandic fisheries industry including the Ministry of Industries and Innovation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, The Federation of Iceland Industries, Iceland Responsible Fisheries, The Federation of Icelandic Fishing Vessel Owners, Federation of Icelandic Fish Processing Plants, ...
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With just ten months to go the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition is already set to be a sell-out
Next year's exhibition, the 11th in the series, will be held from 25-27 September 2014 at Smárinn, Kópavogur, Iceland. The last event held in 2011 proved so fruitful for so many exhibitors, it is no surprise that the 2014 event is likely to be the biggest yet. National ...
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IceFish 2014 set to be a sell out
With many exhibitors securing large orders at the last event held in 2011, and with attendance up on the previous event by 9% to 13,547, it's little wonder that with a full year to go, the 2014 Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition is already 60% sold. The Icelandic fisheries sector has ...
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Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition's new Responsive Website
This move will ensure the best possible display of content on any device, regardless of shape or size. It will also make it easier for readers to view content and navigate around the site to quickly find what they want, as well as improving response rates for advertising clients. ...
