About Us

UR Seafood is a well-established Icelandic seafood company that manages the freezer trawler Gudmundur i Nesi RE 13.

UR Seafood has consistently placed the emphasis on all fishing vessels in operation being, first and foremost, reliable and sound. 

The company continuously strives to meet the contemporary requirements for efficiency in operations, quality raw material and exemplary equipment for fishing crew. Additionally, environmental issues and unique human resources are of prime importance to all the company’s operations.

People

Ásrún L. Birgisdóttir

Accounting

alb@urseafood.is
Tel. 580-4228

Gunnar Rúnar Gunnarsson

Executive Director of Business Development

grg@urseafood.is
Mobile: 861-8010

Elfar Bjarnason

Technical Manager

eb@urseafood.is
Tel. 580-4204
Mobile: 843-4204

Guðrún Ólöf Guðmundsdóttir

Chief Accountant

gog@urseafood.is
Tel. 580-4211

Gunnar Gunnarsson

Sales Manager

gg@urseafood.is
Tel. 580-4205
Mobile: 843-4205

Hafsteinn Sigurþórsson

Fleet manager

haffi@urseafood.is
Tel. 865-1111

Hjalti Ragnarsson

Assistant to CEO

hjalti@urseafood.is
Tel. 580-4132
Mobile: 865-7322

Kristrún Jóhannesdóttir

Accounting

kristrun@urseafood.is
Tel. 580-4214

Runólfur Viðar Guðmundsson

CEO

rvg@urseafood.is
Tel. 580-4227
Mobile: 843-4227

Svava Huld Þórðardóttir

Accounting

svava@urseafood.is
Tel. 580-4212

Ingibjörg Ósk Stefánsdóttir

Accounting

ios@urseafood.is
Tel. 580-4225

Þorlákur Ómar Guðjónsson

Innovation Manager

tg@urseafood.is
Sími. 692-2525

Stefán Sigurðsson

Captain

Heiðar Gunnarsson

Captain

Values

Respect

Responsibility

Quality

Consistency

Vision

The vision of the company is to honor the modern demand for profitable management. The company values of initiative, reliability and respect are reflected in UR Seafood’s responsible and sustainable utilization of the ocean’s resources. … Read More

A dynamic team of highly competent staff drives the steady flow of progress and improvements. With the focus on dependability, UR Seafood takes care to adhere to its own high standards and does so by maintaining a close and strong relationship with customers and staff. Respect for and knowledge of the ecosystem, fishery resources and environment are at the core of all the company’s operations.

The company’s wealth of knowledge and experience, strong management and talented staff in combination with fishing quotas and capital, ensure that UR Seafood is well-placed to achieve results and become one of the foremost companies in the Icelandic fishing industry

Products

Thefish is caught from the chilly arctic waters, processed and immediately deep frozen at a temperature of below -18°C within 4.5 hours after getting reeled in. This ‘locks in’ the quality throughout the value chain until it reaches our customers around the world.

Quality & environment policy

UR Seafood produces both fresh and frozen seafood products for the domestic and international markets and is leading quality in all of the company’s markets.

Strict quality objectives and operational procedures based on the HACCP risk assessment are followed and respected by the company every step of the way. Strong internal control measures further ensure the safety and wholesomeness of the products. Iceland is dependent on the sustainability of its natural resources, the protection of which is a top priority for UR Seafood.

The company is very aware of the effect overfishing can have on both the environment and the economy and is committed to approach the ocean’s resources with the deepest respect, whether that pertains to keeping the company’s carbon footprint to its bare minimum or to maximizing the utilization as well as protection of the fishing stock.

VESSEL

GUÐMUNDUR Í NESI

RE – 13

Freezer Trawler, built in year 2000 in Norway, 66 m long and 14 m wide.
Captains: Stefán Sigurðsson and Heiðar Gunnarsson