Significant Small Ships

Editor: Cheryl Saponia

Significant Small Ships of 2007 describes a wide variety of the most innovative, trend-setting and interesting commercial craft up to 100m in length delivered in 2006 by ship and boatyards worldwide. Each vessel presentation comprises of a full page, with colour photograph, a detailed technical description, the main particulars in tabular form and a list of major suppliers.

Significant Small Ships of 2007

A selection of vessels included are as follows:

Bocas del Toro - New tug for the Panama Canal Authority from Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd.

Don Inda - Europe's most powerful towing tug, designed by Rolls-Royce, from Astilleros Zamakona.

First and Ten - Platform support vessel with increased capacity, from Bollinger Shipyard Inc for Rigdon Marine.

Grampian Talisman - innovative bow shape ensures high speeds, from Balencia Shipyard for Northstar Shipping Ltd.

Jacque Cartier - one-off ferry adapted from existing hull by Strategic Marine, designed by Wavemaster International/Strategic Marine for Compagnie Corsaire.

Tiger - Pilot boat used as ambulance, from Sabre Marine & General Engineers for North Western Shipping & Towage.

VB Jerez - Spanish compact tug for unrestricted navigation, from Union Naval Valencia for Sertosa (Grupo Boluda).

Wendel - bearing and measurement vessel created for dual purpose safety and construction, from Fassmer for Hamburg Water & Shipping Office Stralsund.

Plus many more.

Significant Small Ships of 2007 provides a wealth of information in a readable format, and features a total of 28 of the most innovative and important commercial designs completed last year worldwide.