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Runavík reports record number of scheduled cruise calls

This year and the next, a record number of cruise ferries are reportedly scheduled to visit the Port of Runavík. Most of the vessels will be docking...

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50 years of scallop exports to France saved the day for 20-strong group of visitors

Last week it was reported that an anonymous Faroese business had donated the equivalent amount of the “large sum” of cash to a group of French students...

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Runavík reports record number of scheduled cruise calls

This year and the next, a record number of cruise ferries are reportedly scheduled to visit the Port of Runavík. Most of the vessels will be docking...

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JFK co-sponsors UK’s National Fish & Chip Awards

Klaksvík-based fishing company JFK, a leading supplier of top-quality cod, haddock and other whitefish to fish and chip vendors across the UK under the name JFK Gadus,...

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Men’s handball: Winning return match 25-17, Romania take revenge on Faroe

In Bucharest on Saturday, the men’s handball national team of the Faroes were, alas, not able to repeat their impressive feat after their surprise win against Romania...

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New head of mission in Brussels: Elisabeth F. Rasmussen

Elisabeth F. Rasmussen will be the new head of the Faroese Mission to the EU as of April 1st, according to a press release issued by the...

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Men’s handball: Faroes beat Romania 28-26 in impressive feat

The national men’s handball team of the Faroes took a sensational win on Wednesday, beating Romania in round 3 of the EHF Euro 2024 qualifiers in Tórshavn. With...

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50 years of scallop exports to France saved the day for 20-strong group of visitors

Last week it was reported that an anonymous Faroese business had donated the equivalent amount of the “large sum” of cash to a group of French students...

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Food & Drink

JFK co-sponsors UK’s National Fish & Chip Awards

Klaksvík-based fishing company JFK, a leading supplier of top-quality cod, haddock and other whitefish to fish and chip vendors across the UK under the name JFK Gadus,...

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Disney’s new Peter Pan live-action adaptation features Faroese landscapes

Disney’s newest classic live-action adaptation ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ will premiere in late April on the company’s streaming service Disney+. Partially filmed in the Faroe Islands and starring...

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Anonymous business donor rides to rescue after students lose cash

A Faroese business has donated the equivalent amount of the “large sum” of cash that was lost by a group of French students and their teachers last...

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‘My Eyes’: Lockdown duo Einangran releases third single

Musical duo Einangran, consisting of award-winning artists Heiðrik á Heygum and Lea Kampmann, have released a third new single, “Eygu míni” (English: My Eyes). Heiðrik is known for...

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Reward pledged as French visitors struggle to recover lost pile of cash

A group of French secondary school students visiting the Faroes reportedly lost their money while on their way to Tórshavn on Friday. The unfortunate group of 18 students...

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Seaweed Farmer Ocean Rainforest Secures 6.2 Million USD in New Funding for Expansion
February 16, 2023
Seaweed farmer Ocean Rainforest, with origins in the Faroe Islands, has closed a Series-A investment round of 6.2 million USD, according to a news release. The funding “will enable further expansion of operations in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Eastern Pacific Rim, and accelerate product and market development,” a statement read. Ocean Rainforest […]
Freezer Trawler Brestir Reports Success Using New Infigo 576 Trawl Design
February 13, 2023
Faroese freezer trawler Brestir VA 705, which back in July began using the new 576-mesh bottom trawl from Vónin known as Infigo 576, has reported that the new gear is proving to be a success after months of fishing. “This trawl has shown that it maintains the opening for longer, so it fishes longer […]
Fuglafjørður Receives 75,000 Tonnes of Fresh Catch in ‘Historic and Record-breaking’ Month
February 8, 2023
The first month of 2023 turned out the busiest ever for the Port of Fuglafjørður, according to figures reported by a former Mayor of Fuglafjørður, who noted in a public statement that 60,000 tonnes of primarily blue whiting had been landed to fish meal, marine oil and feed factory Havsbrún while the Pelagos freezing […]
SEV, Minesto Bolster Partnership in Large-scale Tidal Energy Project
January 30, 2023
Swedish ocean energy developer Minesto and Faroese utility company SEV have extended and scaled up their joint venture in the development of their tidal energy project in the Faroe Islands. According to an announcement from Minesto the “renewed and expanded” collaboration agreement includes “the ongoing electricity production in Vestmannasund and the first large scale […]
Thor Purchases Support Vessel to Serve Offshore Wind
January 18, 2023
Entering Japan’s renewable energy sector, one of Faroese company Thor’s subsidiaries, Thor Wind, has acquired the Vos Shine, a support vessel the company had bareboat-chartered from Vroon Offshore Services of the Netherlands. According to Thor, the newly acquired vessel is expected to re-enter operations in Japan in about two weeks. “Thor is taking this […]
Bakkafrost Receives New 109-meter Fish Farming Vessel ‘Bakkafossur’
January 9, 2023
The headquarters of salmon farmer Bakkafrost at Glyvrar were the scene of a grand reception on January 7th as the brand new 109-meter hybrid well boat ‘Bakkafossur’ arrived at the company’s terminal. Making the fish farming major’s fleet of workboats as many as a total 89, this was, in the words of Bakkafrost CEO […]

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JFK co-sponsors UK’s National Fish & Chip Awards

Klaksvík-based fishing company JFK, a leading supplier of top-quality cod, haddock and other whitefish to fish and chip vendors across the UK under the name JFK Gadus,...

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Minesto, SEV bolster partnership in large-scale tidal energy development

Swedish ocean energy developer Minesto and Faroese utility company SEV have extended and scaled up their joint venture in the development of their tidal energy project in...

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Faroese documentary ‘Heartist’ nominated for NORDIC:DOX award

A new Faroese documentary titled ‘Heartist’ premiered at the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (CPH:DOX) on March 19th. Directed by Marianna Mørkøre & Beinta á Torkilsheyggi and...

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‘We want to find witnesses in the Faroe Islands’ — relatives of missing Guo Xiaona plead for help

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A sister and an uncle of Chinese woman Guo Xiaona, who went missing in the Faroes in early October, have reached out to Local.fo after having made...

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