Significant Small Ships

Editor: Angela Velasco

Significant Small Ships of 2008 describes a wide variety of the most innovative, trend-setting and interesting commercial craft up to 100m in length delivered in 2008 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 2008

A selection of vessels included are as follows:

Shinas - a 55.9knots diesel-powered vehicle-passenger ferry from Austal,

FPV Hirta - a fisheries protection vessel from Remontowa shipyard,

Solway Spirit - a catamaran 47/15m alloy wind farm service from South Boats Special Projects Ltd,

Wave Ranger - fast rescue workboat from Alnmaritec

Sea Force One - a 54m megayacht designed by Admiral Mariotti Yachts

Svitzer Waterston - offshore support tug built by Freire Construcciones Navales

Maria de Maetzu - first in series of four salvage tugs from UNV.

Esnaad 710 - multitask offshore standby vessel built by Astilleros Balenciaga

Plus many more.

Significant Small Ships of 2008 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.