Roll-Royce has been selected to provide the design and ship equipment to two polar cruise vessels built for Hurtrigruten.

The £25m ($33m) contract signed between shipbuilder Kleven and Rolls-Royce follows the conversion of a letter of intent into a firm contract signed between Kleven and Hurtigruten.

Daniel Skjeldam, chief executive of Hurtrigruten, said: “To me, this contract is proof of the combined innovation powers of Norway’s maritime industry and the country’s growing tourism industry.”

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