Significant Ships

Editor: Tim Knaggs

Complier: John Lingwood MRINA

Significant Ships is a quality annual publication providing an invaluable reference source to some of the very best in today's ship design and construction. It gives technical details of approximately 50 selected merchant ships of all classes and types, mostly of some 100m in length and above, which were completed last year by shipyards worldwide.

Significant Ships of 2007

A selection of Newbuildings included in this year's volume of Significant Ships:

Tembek - Samsung-built 216,000m3 LNG carrier - first of several Q-flex ships from Korea.

Fram - combined expedition and Hurtigruten ship from Fincantieri.

Orange Trident - first new-design 78,000dwt bulk carrier from Sanoyas.

Star - Tallink's fast cruise-ferry from Aker Yards.

Deo Volente - multipurpose heavy-lift ship from Conoship group.

Yacht Express - a semi-submersible heavy load carrier from Yantai Raffles.

Natchan Rera - Incat's largest catamaran delivered to a Japanese owner.

Histria Giada - Romanian-built 40,000dwt product tanker delivery

Dubai Star - a 50,100dwt product tanker from Korean newcomer SPP.

Hoegh Delhi - a 7000-unit car carrier from Uljanik Shipyard.

British Emerald - a 155,000m3 dual-fuel diesel-electric LNG carrier from Hyundai's Ulsan yard.

Plus many more.

Significant Ships of 2007 follows the format of the seventeen previous editions. Two pages are devoted to every entry; on the first page appears a photograph of the ship in question (all in full colour), followed by a concise technical description highlighting the key features, this is supported by a comprehensive tabular list, detailing technical data. On the following page a set of general arrangement plans appears.

Significant Ships has been compiled by John Lingwood, MRINA, and his readable and expert text, records valuable advances in international shipbuilding. Following the success of the previous editions, Significant Ships proves once again that it is the most comprehensive publication of its kind available.