Hurtigruten sells older tonage
NARVIK 12 December – Hurtigruten, the Norwegian passenger shipping company, has sold two old ships for a total of about $17M. The 1982-built Narvik of 6,257gt, which has been deployed on the service between Bergen and Kirkenes along the west coast of Norway, has been sold to the Young Seafarers’ Christian Association for NK62M ($10M). The sale will generate a profit of about NK20M. The 1975-built Jupiter has been sold to undisclosed Asian interests for about $7M. The ship has been used as a floating hotel after it was taken out of the service of Fjord Line, a now defunct subsidiary. Hurtigrute will book a loss of about NK17M from the sale. The company says one further coastal express vessel will be sold in a move to harmonise the fleet that resulted from the merger of OVDS and TFDS earlier this year.
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