News

11.12.2007

Eimskip-CTG receives its fifth new reefer vessel

Eimskip-CTG has received its fifth new reefer vessel in approximately two years. The vessel is built at Myklebust Verft AS in Norway and will be named Holmfoss in accordance to Eimskips tradition of naming all its vessels after fosses.

The new reefer vessel is a combined reefer and container vessel. It is 82m long and 16m wide, with maximum cruising speed of 16 nautical miles per hour, and a deadweight of 2,500 tons. It has substantial loading and discharging capacity, about 200 tons per hour and is able to carry 1,800 pallets and 14 forty feet containers on deck. The vessel has side ports, which enables driving pallets directly onboard instead of having to hoist them using a crane.

Holmfoss is a waterfall in the river Pasvikelva. The river runs along the Norwegian / Russian Border. This is chosen to mark the close relation between Eimskip-CTG and its Russian customers.

Hans Martin Iversen  CEO Eimskip-CTG:

”This is an important day for our company. The delivery of our fifth new building enables us to improve our service level and increase our activity towards the seafood industry in the North Atlantic.  We have big expectations for the new vessel and will immediately set it into service for our customers. We are now offering our customers a modern and efficient fleet of reefer vessels securing the customers our best possible service.”

Baldur Gudnason, CEO Eimskip:
“We are thrilled to add a new reefer vessel to our fleet, our fifth newbuilt reefer vessel after we introduced a new building program for reefer vessels in 2004. We are expecting one additional reefer vessels in the next months and this development further strengthens our vision to become a key international player in temperature-controlled cargo worldwide, as well as to further consolidate our position as a transport market leader offering total services in the North Atlantic. These reefer vessels will play a key role in our goal to expand and improve our door-to-door services”

About Eimskip

Hf. Eimskipafelag Islands (Eimskip) is one of the largest companies in Iceland and is publicly listed on the Icelandic Stock Exchange. The company has over 90 years of experience in providing transportation, warehousing and logistics services in Europe, primarily in the North Atlantic region. 

Operating with 200 locations around the world in over 30 countries with a total of 14,500 employees, Hf. Eimskipafelag Islands has global reach. It owns or operates 50 vessels, 180 cold-store facilities and 2,000 trucks and trailers.

Eimskip is traded on the Icelandic Stock Exchange under the symbol of HFEIM. To find out more about Eimskip, visit our website at www.eimskip.is.