Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is in further talks over cruiseship orders for its Arctech Helsinki Shipyard.

Interfax reported that the yard is trying to win deals for 75,000-gt vessels at the Finnish plant.

"We have preliminary talks with Japanese customers. A Chinese operating company is also interested," USC president Alexei Rakhmanov said.

The yard has previously said it was negotiating orders, but western sanctions against Russia have complicated financing issues.