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Eimskip , the Icelandic shipping and logistics group, posted higher first quarter earnings and revenue as strong reefer traffic in intra-Asian trades more than offset flat container volumes in the North Atlantic.

Scottish fishermen have welcomed an announcement by European Commissioner Maria Damanaki that the EU has notified the Faroe Islands that it intends to impose sanctions in response to over fishing.

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Since May 14 more than 30 online stories in Greenland's leading newspaper Sermitsiaq AG have dealt with her decision to boycott the ministerial and the reaction - and most of that appears to be critical.

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The European Union is considering closing its ports to fishing vessels from the Faroe Islands in protest at a sharp increase in herring quotas set by the self-governing Danish territory, the European Commission said on Friday.

The surprise U-turn by the MCS comes after it told fish-eaters in January that the species should be consumed rarely The Marine Conservation Society on Thursday upgraded its rating for British and European mackerel caught from the most sustainable fisheries to "yellow", meaning people can eat it occasionally without endangering the species.

The premier of Greenland, Aleqa Hammond said May 14 that she is boycotting the May 15 Arctic Council gathering in Kiruna, Sweden, saying several countries in the Arctic Council are opposed to Arctic indigenous peoples being involved in the high-level government negotiations within the council.

It comes at a time when the Scottish industry is demanding sanctions against Iceland and the Faroe Islands for what it says is over-fishing of mackerel.

THE European Union is finally moving towards imposing sanctions against the Faroes and Iceland in the continuing dispute over the Nordic nations' decision to set their own quotas for the vital pelagic stocks of mackerel and herring.

Canada this week will replace Sweden as the chair of the Arctic Council, a high-level forum for co-operation, co-ordination and interaction between Arctic states, indigenous groups and other parties who share an interest in the development of the Arctic.

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Ireland Team Manager Giovanni Trapattoni will announce his squad for the forthcoming senior international fixtures versus England, Georgia, Faroe Islands and Spain in Leitrim County Council offices, Carrick-on-Shannon next Monday, May 13.

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