RAL scraps P+S five

Insolvent German shipyard P+S Werften has lost its last merchant vessel order as Royal Arctic Line (RAL)cancelled its five-ship deal. P+S loses last merchant ships The Greenland owner said it had already paid almost DKK 400m ($70.12m) for the ice-class ships and is now seeking refunds through bank guarantees. The vessels are listed as a …

Icebreakers on block

Denmark's government is to sell three unwanted icebreakers to the highest bidder. Icebreakers on the way out The veteran ships have not been in continuous use over the last 16 years, but have been well-maintained, the state said. The vessels are the 2,200-gt Thorbjorn (built 1980) and the 3,000-gt Danbjorn (built 1965) and Isbjorn (built …