The shipping platform

Location: Grundartangi is situated on the N coast of Hvalfjordur Fjord in Faxafloi Bay, N of Reykavik on the SW coast of Iceland. General overview: The port consists of a rectangular landfill square with 2 berths. The port serves two factories, an aluminium smelter and a ferrosilicon plant. The principal exports are ferrosilicon and aluminium; imports are raw materials in bulk for these factories. Traffic figures: Approx 250 vessels with 1,500,000t of cargo handled annually. Load line zone: North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone I, Winter Oct 16 to Apr 15, Summer Apr 16 to Oct 15. Max size: Berth B: LOA unlimited, draught 13.0m. Largest vessel handled: "JIAO Zhouhai" 57,727DWT.