05NOV2018 - NEWS - Cruise operator Hurtigruten signs MOU with Kleven Verft for the construction of third expedition cruise ship

Expedition cruise operator Hurtigruten has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with its Norwegian shipyard Kleven Verft for the construction of a third hybrid battery-powered expedition cruise ship. The new order is part of agreement signed between Kleven and Hurtigruten in 2016 calling for the construction of two expedition-style cruise ships plus options for two additional vessels. The new ship’s design, construction, engineering and advanced technology will be based on the first ships, now named MS Roald Amundsen and MS Fridtjof Nansen, which are currently under construction at the Kleven Verft shipyard in Ulsteinvik, Norway. The new vessels will have capacity for up to 530 guests and will be custom-built with an ice-strengthened hull to operate in some of the world’s harshest conditions, including Norwegian fjords, Antarctica, Iceland, Greenland, and the Arctic.

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