The space-age sightseeing vessel Vision of the Fjords, which went into service in July, has been crowned Ship of the Year 2016 by Norwegian maritime magazine Skipsrevyen.

Candidates are nominated by the readership and the winner is decided by an expert jury chaired by Norwegian Maritime Directorate chief Olav Akselsen.

Akselsen was on hand with Norwegian trade state secretary Dylek Ayhan to present the award at the SMM conference underway in Hamburg.

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