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Ship yard in cost dispute with NCL over new ship
The French ship yard building the biggest ship ever for NCL has admitted being in dispute with the cruise line.
The issue is over the costs of NCL’s first of two 4,200-passenger F3-type vessels due for delivery in early 2010.
A statement from Aker Yards France said it was “in dispute with the cruise vessel operator Norwegian Cruise Line over the costs of the construction of a cruise vesselâ€.
It added that the dispute relates to the ongoing construction of the first of two ships ordered by NCL in 2006 with a total value of 1.47 billion euros ($2.15 billion).
The problem does not affect the second of the new ships and work is continuing on construction of the first F3 vessel “while the process to find a solution is ongoingâ€.
The 150,000-tonne ship is currently a quarter built.
Aker Yards France president Jacques Hardelay said: “In projects with this magnitude of complexity, we have in this industry several examples that discussions arise during the project execution.
“We regret that we have a situation with a dispute. While we are in the middle of this process it would not be correct to speculate on the outcome, or on possible alternatives.
“Our focus is to find a solution, including continuing the planned activities at our yard in Saint Nazaire.â€
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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