Australia's Scenic Cruises is said to be planning three more cruiseship newbuildings at crisis-hit Uljanik Shipyard - but only if work continues on the first two.

The Croatian yard's workers have been on strike this week over unpaid September wages and had asked sub-contractors to stop work on the 17,100-gt vessels.

This demand has now been dropped to protect the yard's future, after it lost deals for four car carriers, a livestock ship and four bulkers in recent weeks.