Cassar Ship Repair this morning announced it had opened its market to the repair of luxury vessels.
The first cruise liner to be repaired at Cassar Shipyards was the 90-metre Le Ponant, which arrived in Malta this morning.
Docking the vessel was quite a feat as the ship necessitates a very particular docking arrangement due to her special hull configuration.
"Thanks to our new marketing strategy adopted in this past year, Cassar Ship Repair has attracted the cruise liner market and luxury vessels apart from the conventional ships and afloat repairs thanks to our existing floating dock," the company said.
It said that the repair contract for Le Ponant was won by the company against competing countries, including Greece, Italy and France, as well as local competitors.
Le Ponant forms part of the Compagne du Ponant which is part of the worldwide group of CMA CGM of France.