Peace Boat is in talks with yards that are newcomers to passengership construction for the group’s Ecoship cruiseship newbuilding.

Co-founder and director Yoshioka Tatsuya tells TradeWinds that the Japanese outfit is in final negotiations to order the 60,000-gt ship after serious bids from shipbuilders that include those that traditionally work on projects in the offshore sector, where there is a dearth of new orders.

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