Croatian shipbuilder Brodosplit has sealed a new order for a polar expedition cruiseship.
The yard said it had secured the deal for the 10,000-gt vessel against strong international competition after “months of negotiations and a series of technical innovative solutions offered.”
It said the client was a “leading company for commercial tourism in the polar regions.”
Broker Clarksons identified the owner as Oceanwide of the Netherlands, which already operates four small vessels.
“Brodosplit is strongly progressing in the realization of its business plans and is determining its position as an inevitable European shipbuilding system that builds highly complex vessels which achieve high competitiveness,” said CEO Tomislav Debeljak.
“The emphasis in this shipbuilding market is the added value for the client and also for the builder which is the basis for successful business.”
It is the first cruiseship built to LR PC6 (Polar Class 6), the yard said.
The 196-passenger vessel will have 69 crew. It is to be 107.6 metres long and 17.6 metres wide.
The vessel, with a speed of 15 knots, will be delivered in 2019.
