Hurtigruten chief executive Daniel Skjeldam says he is ready to back Norway’s Kleven with orders, insisting the expedition cruise company is a long-term partner for the shipyard.
The Norwegian shipowner took control of the Ulsteinvik-based shipbuilder in mid-2018 when it ran into financial difficulties, severely delaying work on Hurtigruten’s two 530-passenger expedition cruiseships — the Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen.
