Eimskip

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Eimskipafélag Íslands hf.
TypeHlutafélag
Nasdaq Iceland: EIM
Founded1914
HeadquartersReykjavík, Iceland
Key people
Gylfi Sigfusson
(CEO)
Richard Winston Mark d´Abo
(Chairman)
ProductsShipping and logistics
Number of employees
1762
Websitewww.eimskip.com

Eimskipafélag Íslands hf. (The Icelandic Steamship Company) is an Icelandic shipping company. It is the oldest shipping company in Iceland,[1] having been founded on January 17, 1914. Eimskip has offices in 19 countries worldwide as well as agents in other locations.

Eimskip is responsible for the first leg of seaborne traffic between North America and Greenland, before Royal Arctic hauls it from Reykjavik to Nuuk.[2]

The company entered bankruptcy in 2009.[3] Its operations were transferred to a new company, which is doing business under the original name.[3]

Executives[]

  • Vilhelm Már Þorsteinsson, Eimskip President and CEO
  • Egill Örn Petersen, Eimskip CFO / Finance
  • Hilmar Pétur Valgarðsson, Eimskip COO / Operations
  • Bragi Þór Marinósson, Eimskip Executive Vice President / International Operations and Logistics
  • Matthías Matthíasson, Eimskip Vice President / Sales and Marketing
  • Elín Hjálmsdóttir / Eimskip Vice President / Human Resource
  • Guðmundur Nikulásson, Eimskip Vice President / Iceland Domestic Operations and Services

Board of directors[]

  • Baldvin Þorsteinsson, Chairman of the board
  • Hrund Rudolfsdóttir,
  • Guðrún Ó. Blöndal, Board Member
  • Lárus L. Blöndal, Board Member
  • Óskar Magnússon, Board member

References[]

  1. ^ "Eimskip fagnar 100 ára afmæli - Viðskiptablaðið". www.vb.is. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  2. ^ RAL. "Annual Report 2011[permanent dead link]".
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Gamla Eimskip tekið til gjaldþrotaskipta". RÚV (in Icelandic). 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-06-05.

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