Hf. Eimskipafélag Íslands - Financial Statement Release

Announcement of the full year results on January 30 2008

Hf. Eimskipafélag Íslands will announce its results for 12 months ended October
31 2007, on January 30 after closing of markets. Note that the date of the
announcement has been changed. 

A presentation for shareholders and market participants will be held on
Thursday, January 31, at the headquarters of Eimskip at Sundaklettur,
Korngörðum 2. The presentation will start at 08:30 and breakfast will be
served. Baldur Gudnason, CEO of Eimskip and Stefan Agust Magnusson, CFO of
Eimskip will present the results and answer questions. 

The presentation will be available at the end of the meeting on the website of
Hf. Eimskipafélag Íslands at www.eimskip.com. For further information please
contact Dögg Hjaltalín, Director Investor Relations on + 354 825 7225. 

About Eimskip
Eimskip offers its customers comprehensive transportation solutions by sea, air
and land, with particular emphasis on temperature-controlled transportation and
storage. Eimskip operates in approximately 280 locations in over 30 countries.
The company operates 50 vessels, 2,000 trucks and trailers and approximately
180 cold stores. Employees number approximately 14,000.