by Eva Rún | Nov 17, 2014 | News
An increased number of students is enrolling in marine related studies in Iceland. Registrations have never been as high with a 12% increase in enrollments from the previous year in 10 different programs. A record was broken in fisheries science at the University of...
by Eva Rún | Nov 10, 2014 | News
A new report, published by the IOC, describes the economic importance and performance of the Icelandic ocean industries in 2013.According to the report, the fisheries sector and its spin-off industries generate 25-30% of Iceland’s production (GDP). Furthermore, last...
by Eva Rún | Oct 24, 2014 | News
In October the IOC organized a three day tour in Iceland for an Alaskan trade mission group interested in learning about Icelandic fisheries. The tour was organized in cooperation with the Department of Commerce in the State of Alaska after an introduction to the...
by Eva Rún | Oct 17, 2014 | News
Students from the United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme (UNU-FTP) visited the Ocean Cluster House in mid-October. During the visit Haukur Gestsson and Bjarki Vigfússon from the Iceland Ocean Cluster lectured the group on cluster cooperation within the...
by Eva Rún | Oct 13, 2014 | News
The first Icelandic logistics-centered conference, held by the IOC in Harpa Conference Hall on October 6th was a success, with speakers from key logistics businesses and institutions focusing on creating an efficient future in logistics in and around Iceland....
by Eva Rún | Sep 26, 2014 | News
In September the Iceland Ocean Cluster hosted its first Investor Day. 14 companies and entrepreneurs presented their products, business plans and plans for the future for over 50 investors and other interested parties. The event was hosted in cooperation with...
