The IOC introduced in a presidential visit in Seattle
The president of Iceland, Gudni Th. Johanneson will visit Marel’s facility in Seattle on May 4th, 2018. The Icelandic president Johannesson will address the reception.... Read More
IOC is proud to be a part of the World Ocean Councils’s new white paper
A new white paper by the World Ocean Council analyzes ocean clusters and recommends actions to advance ocean sustainable development. The Iceland Ocean Cluster‘s work... Read More
The idea behind the Cluster House
By Thor Sigfusson. In this article, I will discuss our strategy regarding the cluster houses and how I believe such houses can become a part... Read More
Second cluster established in US, now in New Bedford Massachusetts
Mayor Jon Mitchell, Port Director Edward Anthes-Washburn, and ImpactLABS Managing Director Chris Rezendes signed a memorandum of understanding with Thor Sigfusson, Founder and Chairman of... Read More
Iceland Ocean Cluster and Washington State University pledge cooperation
Monday September 11th, Thor Sigfusson, Founder and Chairman of the Iceland Ocean Cluster, and Barbara Rasco, Professor and Director of Washington State University’s Food Science... Read More
Building Bridges with Ocean Clusters
On 28. July an article by Thor Sigfusson Founder and Chairman of The Iceland Ocean Cluster, about building bridges with ocean clusters was published on... Read More
Laying the grounds in Seattle
For the past months former minister of industry in Iceland Mrs. Ragnheidur Elin Arnadottir has been working on establishing an Ocean Cluster in Seattle. It... Read More
Can we create more value with the Alaskan pollock?
The Alaska pollock landings are the largest of any single fish species in the U.S. According to Undercurrent News, the price of pollock is going... Read More
Can Clusters elminate blind spots?
As a founder of the Iceland Ocean Cluster, I have had the luxury of meeting with seafood people in over twenty coastal communities in the... Read More
Economic costs of the strike
The Iceland Ocean Cluster was recently assigned to a project by the Ministry of Fisheries in Iceland to evaluate the economic costs of the strikes... Read More
Should Iceland, Russia, Norway and the Faroe Islands start collaborating on branding and marketing the North Atlantic Cod?
This is a question put forth by dr. Thor Sigfusson founder of the Iceland Ocean Cluster in a new IOC analysis just released. The analysis... Read More
Top ten highlights of the Iceland Ocean Cluster in 2016
70 companies are now a part of our community in the Ocean Cluster House – 20% increase from last year. Several of our startups received... Read More