Singapore shipbuilder Vard Holdings has won a deal for a new expedition vessel.

Coral Expeditions of Australia will take delivery of the cruiseship in the first quarter of 2019 from Vard's Vung Tao plant in Vietnam.

The vessel has been designed by Vard Design in Norway to travel to remote and exotic destinations in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Vard 6 01 ship will be 93.5