Hafnarfjörður Harbour 110 years old

At the beginning of 2019, there were just
110 years since the first harbour regulation for the harbour of Hafnarfjörður came into force.
value, on 1 January 1909. With that
A regulation authorised the levying of a charge on all ships larger than 8 tons that docked
at anchor or other moorings within a line drawn from Balaclava Rock in
Hvaleyrarhöfði.

The harbour dues went into
harbour fund and thus a foundation for the funding of the works was established
Harbour construction. Preparation for construction
The construction of a seaport dock began in the same year, and dock construction commenced in the spring of 1912. The country's first proper seaport dock was
since its consecration at a ceremony in Hafnarfjörður in February 1913. That undertaking was a great boost for
the municipality, but Hafnarfjörður has been, since the Middle Ages, one of the most important
the country's harbour and transport hub, as all conditions are right for a safe harbour,
Unique from nature.

A photo and story exhibition was set up on Strandstíg during the year.

To mark this milestone in the history of the harbour, a photo and history exhibition will be set up on the Strand later this year. The harbour board has also approved the start of preparations for the reconstruction of the North Quay, in parallel with the completion of the Strand at the North Bank. precisely on the site where the first harbour ship quay was originally built.

^{The current harbour board consists of Kristín María Thoroddsen (Chair), Ágúst Bjarni Garðarsson, Magnús Ægir Magnússon, Jón Grétar Þórsson and Jón Ingi Hákonarson. Here you can see the group with Lúðvík Geirsson, Harbour Master, and Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, Mayor.}