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Following the opening of its new office in Torshavn in the Faroes at the end of September, Samskip has now decided to increase the number of calls its ships make there. As from the second week in December, therefore, M/S Arnarfell and M/S Helgafell will call at Torshavn on their routes from Europe to Reykjavík. The first call will take place on 13 December. Read more

Sunday 31st. of October Samskip had its first call by M.V. Muuga to the Port of Aalborg, in order to discharge containers at the terminal on the east side of the harbour.

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November 1 saw Samskip open a new sales office in the Chinese port of Dalian, the third to be opened by the carrier in the Far East in less than two years.

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Samskip made its debut on the international sporting stage recently, when Samskip Logistics began supporting Danish table tennis player Finn Tugwell.

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Mrs. Birna Ödefors has been appointed Managing Director of Samskip AB (Sweden) and will join us as from first of January 2005.

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"Many hands make light work - was the order of the day at Samskip headquarters in Reykjavík this morning, when close to 400 employees joined together to form a human chain that included company chairman Ólafur Ólafsson and passed a parcel from Warehouse A at Holtabakki to the company's new warehouse complex at Barkarvogur, so declaring the facility open. Read more

International shipping line Samskip has opened a new office in the Faroese capital, Torshavn, and is now reviewing its sailing schedule to the Islands. Read more

Effective from August 2^nd of August 2004, Samskip Limited operates a new sales office in Scotland. The sales office will serve the Scottish market place for the development of all Samskip products particularly, those related to oil & projects, seafood logistics and Baltic/Scandinavian container activities.

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As per the 1st of July in all ports worldwide the International Ships and Port Security System (ISPS) code will come into effect. This new regulation comprises a number of measures with only one aim - to effectively protect ships and port facilities from terrorist acts.   Read more

Effective from 1^st of July 2004, Samskip will operate 2 new offices in Düsseldorf and Munich, Germany. The Düsseldorf office will serve the Rhine-Ruhr area while in the Southern part of Germany will be under the responsibility of the Munich office.

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As the company's expansion continues, Samskip has added a new vessel to complement the M/S Skaftafell on its scheduled route linking Iceland, the Faroe Islands and mainland Europe. Its introduction increases the frequency of sailings between Reyðarfjörður in Iceland's Eastern Fjords and Klaksvík in the Faroe Islands from every two weeks to every week, creating a rapid direct link for fish exporters from both countries with South Humberside, one of Europe's main food processing regions, and Rotterdam, the continent's largest container port.

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The Samskip container liners Arnarfell and Helgafell have become the first Icelandic vessels to receive an international ship security certificate issued under the provisions of the International Code for the Security of Ships and Port Facilities (ISPS Code). Read more

Samskip AB and Franck & Tobiesen AB have concluded an agreement by which the latter will take over the operation of the Samskip office in the port of Lysekil, southwest Sweden, effective as of June 1st, 2004.

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The newest Samskip Transport News is now available. Read more

TECO Lines AS is pleased to announce an improved summer schedule for its short-sea "Finbest A" service between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea starting on April 22^nd, 2004.

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The results of the Samskip Service Study carried out in 2003 among our customers are now available. Read more

The beginning of April saw some major personnel changes at Samskip German subsidiary Samskip GmbH, with former conventional services manager Harald Dönselmann taking over as managing director from Samskip president, Rotterdam, Ásbjörn Gíslason. Read more

A new era in customer services at Samskip has begun, with the introduction of Samskip Logistics, a unit within the company aimed at providing customers with a one-stop, fully comprehensive solution to transport and inventory requirements, ranging from sea, land and air freight to warehousing, storage, stock control and distribution. Read more

In a move viewed by the company as an excellent opportunity to further strengthen its position in the UK, Samskip Ltd has acquired the Liverpool-based agency of Estonian shipping company TECO LINES AS, in which it holds a 50% share, from Vogt & Maguire Liner Ltd. Read more

The final step was taken towards the permanent formation of a branch of the United Nations Children´s Fund (UNICEF) in Iceland on March 15, when Samskip joined three of the country´s largest companies in pledging financial support for the organisation´s local national committee. Read more

Samskip has concluded an agreement with Faroese transport operator Farmaleiðir, by which the company will service Samskip vessels in the port of Klaksvík and provide transport services for the company throughout the islands. Served by M/S Skaftafell, the service will be launched on April 1, with sailings every 14 days on the route, which also includes the east Iceland port of Reyðarfjörður, Immingham (England) and Rotterdam. Read more

On 04-03-2004, Samskip BV officially appointed SAS Shipping as agent for Samskip in France.
SAS Shipping was established in 1977 and is specialized in shipping agency for regular and tramping services. Read more

Samskip recorded a post-tax profit of ISK 366 million in 2003, a rise of ISK124 million from the previous year's figure of ISK 242 million. Total revenues of the company and its subsidiaries amounted to ISK 17.3 billion, an increase of ISK3.2 billion, or 23%, from 2002. About half of total turnover derived from operations outside Iceland. Operating income before depreciation rose by almost ISK 512 million between the years to reach just under ISK582 million, compared with ISK 70 million in 2002.

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The containers will partly replace some of the existing fleet of 12,70 and 13,60 containers. Samskip / Van Dieren Maritime strongly believe in this type of 45ft in the short-sea business. This investment should be seen as a first step in having a major part of 45ft units in the total Nordic and Baltic Fleet. Read more

To meet demand for increased transport capacity to and from Iceland, Samskip has chartered a 3,000-tonne reefer/multi-purpose vessel, which will sail under the name M/s Jökulfell. Read more

Samskip has chartered a vessel in Rotterdam to act as a temporary replacement for the MS Helgafell, which developed a technical fault 30 nautical miles west of the Norwegian port of Stavanger on February 1. Read more

TECO LINES AS has added a 2nd weekly call at the Port of Rotterdam. This call will be on Saturday afternoon and the vessel will thereafter proceed directly to Helsinki offering a fast direct Rotterdam - Helsinki service.

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Van Dieren Maritime BV (IJsselmuiden), acquired at 80% by Samskip in September 2003, has been selected to operate the former IKEA railway, linking Sweden (Almhult) and Germany (Herne) for the next 2 years. Read more

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Andersen + Jensen Aps will be, as per January 1^st, 2004, operated under the name of Samskip A/S. Read more