Significant Small Ships

Editor: Angela Velasco

Significant Small Ships of 2009 includes a wide variety of the most innovative, trend-setting and interesting commercial craft up to 100m in length delivered in 2009 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 2009

Significant Small Ships 2009 A selection of new buildings includes for this year's volume of Significant Small Ships include:

Stril Mariner - a highly specialised platform supply vessel for Simon Møkster Shipping

Willy T - impressive escort tug from Astilleros Zamakona in Spain

Adams Challenge - 85m offshore support vessel built by Astilleros Balenciaga

Farasan - a 69m high-speed vehicle/passenger ferry from Austal

Star Commodore - new Z-Tech 7000 design tug from Cheoy Lee Shipyards

Far Samson - powerful offshore multipurpose vessel designed by Rolls-Royce

Mako Shark - first in series of ten patrol vessels for Singapore Police Coast Guard

SD Eva - customised Sea Axe crew supplier vessel for Royal Navy

NB 555 - high-speed utility interceptor craft from Dockstavarvet

Carolyn Dorothy - innovative 'green' hybrid tug built by Foss Maritime

WG Columbus - first inverted bow vessel to be built in Spain

Plus many more.

Significant Small Ships of 2009 provides a wealth of information in a readable format, and features approximately 28 of the most innovative and important commercial designs completed last year worldwide.