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REYKJAVIK HARBOUR
LIFELINE OF CITY AND NATION The Reykjavik harbour has served as the primary hub for all import and export to and from the country throughout the years. The harbour celebrated a 100 year anniversary in 2017. The area is bustling with life on an everyday basis, and development of the area continues. You are now standing in the old port in which many historical events have taken place and the harbour location playing a vital role in that history.
SUNDAHOFN HARBOUR
Sundahöfn harbour, the primary transport hub commences its beginnings to the 70´s. The old Reykjavik harbour facilities became a limiting factor for the ever-increasing import and export activity. The area includes a docking harbour for large cruise- liners which in recent years frequently visit Reykjavik. Further development is planned to make the harbour better suited to serve as the main sea freight hub in the country.
AKRANES HARBOUR
Akraneshöfn (The harbour at Akranes town) has a long history from when a small wooden pier was built in 1874 by M. Ritchie, a Scottish entrepreneur living there. In 1895, Thor Jensen another entrepreneur made a dock called Steinsvör. Construction of the existing harbor area at its current location, Krossavík, dates back to 1930. The harbour served as an essential ferry port with a ferry boat, Akraborg, which sailed between Reykjavik downtown and Akranes town for some years until it seized operation when the Hvalfjord Tunnel opened for traffic. Akranes harbour offers excellent facilities that strengthen all of the town's harbour related activities. Further development is planned in the coming years to promote a vibrant and prosperous business in the town.
BORGARNES HARBOUR
BORGARNES HARBOUR - The harbour in the town of Borgarnes has a long history dating from 1920 when the idea of planning a harbour became a reality. However, few years passed until the formal construction began. Later the national parliament of Iceland passed a law in 1926 which secured the funding for the project. Construction started in 1929 and was completed in November 1930 when the first ferry ship docked at the pier. The location had been carefully chosen based on its natural surroundings. The ferry Akraborg sailed to the town for many years until it stopped service in 1966. Another ship Eldborg continued as a ferry serving the town. Improvements on land in the road system made the harbour less needed. Today it is used by the smaller fishing fleet and leisure boats.
GRUNDARTANGI BUSINESS HARBOUR
Grundartagi harbour is one of the largest harbours in Iceland built in 1977. It is located in Hvalfjordur a short distance from the capital of Reykjavik. It is a part of the harbours which make up the Faxafloi Bay chain of harbours. It serves two of the most significant industrial production facilities for aluminum and ferrosilicon (FeSi) in the country. The ferrosilicon plant of Elkem Iceland the second largest in the world, commissioned in 1979 and the Nordural/Century Aluminum smelter began operations in 1998. It is a busy harbour, and an expansion is planned to strengthen further it´s service capabilities.