‘Like being inside a giant Lego set’

The Association of Women in Business, known as FKA, began its new working year with a packed event at Eimskip’s headquarters by Sundabakki in Reykjavík. Members learned about the shipping company’s operations and joined a tour of the Sundahöfn port area, a restricted site that the public does not normally get to visit.

The tour offered a close look at Eimskip’s working environment and its recent digital transformation. Thousands of containers stood across the port, creating a scene FKA managing director Andrea Róbertsdóttir compared to “being inside a giant Lego set.” She said the group watched a highly precise transport network handling sensitive cargo such as fish, while the company works to reduce its carbon footprint.

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The port area has thousands of containers, and it is like being inside a giant Lego set.

FKA chair Ingibjörg Salóme Sigurðardóttir called the port tour a unique and interesting experience. Eimskip chief executive Vilhelm Már Þorsteinsson also spoke about the company’s development and succession planning, while other executives took part in the program.

Networking formed another central part of the event. Members were encouraged to meet outside FKA gatherings and develop new business relationships. Róbertsdóttir said new connections often emerge through conversation over a good cup of coffee and urged more women to join the association, describing the coming year as an exciting one.

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The magic often happens through conversation and over a good cup of coffee, and members are encouraged to meet and build connections over a good cup.