In 2025, Iceland is being quietly reexamined not just as a travel destination but as a potential logistics node in the evolving North Atlantic trade theater.
While its domestic economy is modest (population ~375,000, no railways, limited port infrastructure), global shifts in climate, geopolitics, and shipping routes are slowly elevating Iceland’s logistical relevance — not for mass container throughput, but for specialized, resilient, and green flows.
Strategic Geography: From Periphery to Pivot
Iceland lies almost halfway between North America and Europe, making it a natural waypoint for transatlantic shipping and air freight. In today’s environment, Iceland is less remote than it once seemed.
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