Booming demand for expedition ships should not mean that good and safe shipbuilding practices for passenger vessels are compromised, according to naval architecture and engineering company Foreship.
The lack of consistency in the initial designs for vessels of around 10,000 GT may conflict with established safety and environmental values, the consultancy believes.
“Some designs we have seen do not meet the cruise ship Safe Return to Port (SRtP) provisions that were developed for a very good reason at the International Maritime Organization,” Markus Aarnio, Chairman of Foreship, commented.
