In addition to surface and sub-surface duties for monitoring or repelling submarines, these four ships will be deployed for several other (inter)national tasks.
NCL Nordland has entered service weeks after sistership Vestland verified that its Berg Propulsion package optimizes efficiency regardless of energy source.
BC Ferries currently has a contract with Damen Shipyards Group for the build and delivery of four Damen Road Ferries 8117 E3 design—known by BC Ferries as “Island Class” vessels.