# Bildudalur (IS BIL)

**UN/LOCODE:** IS BIL  
**Country:** Iceland  
**Water Body:** Denmark Strait; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 65.6833, -23.6000

Two industries anchor freight at Bíldudalur: a calcified-seaweed mineral plant and the salmon farms of Arnarfjörður. Since 2007 Íslenska kalkþörungafélagið has processed red Lithothamnion algae into minerals for animal feed, hygiene and fertiliser products, shipping the output from this small Westfjords village of barely 240 people. Aquaculture adds steady traffic in farm supplies and chilled harvested salmon, while the carrier Samskip links the port into its Reykjavík coastal feeder network. With around 4.9 m alongside the cargo pier, Bíldudalur handles modest breakbulk and bulk parcels rather than large container vessels. Hinterland access is by road only, as Iceland has no railway, and shippers needing international line services should plan via Reykjavík, with Ísafjörður as the nearest regional alternative.

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