OSV specialist Arild Myrvoll has been appointed as managing director of Norwegian ferry operator Havila Kystruten.

The Per Saevik-owned company said Janicke Westlie Driveklepp has also been brought in as CFO, after the company broke rival Hurtigruten's century-old monopoly on government coastal services.

Saevik said: "There is a lot of interest in positions with Havila Kystruten and a number of highly qualified personnel have been interviewing.