Best Large SAR Boat – Guardamar Urania – Armon Shipyard Yet again illustrating the staggering versatility of the Vigo-based shipyard Armon, this very impressive aluminium craft is the last in a series of five built for Spain’s famed sea rescue organisation Salvamento Maritimo. She and her sisters...
Best of 2023 Awards
AWARDS 2023 | Best Amphibious Craft – CRC Walrus – Diverse Marine
Best Amphibious Craft – CRC Walrus – Diverse Marine Isle of Wight-based Diverse Marine is both innovative and versatile as this interesting craft very clearly shows. Built to work in the very tidal waters of the UK North Sea it has been designed to operate even when the tide is out. The 12-metre...
AWARDS 2023 | Best SOV – Grampian Tyne – North Star
Best SOV – Grampian Tyne – North Star With the enormous amounts of money being poured into the offshore wind industry of late, particularly in Europe, it is unsurprising that we have seen some very interesting and impressive vessels resulting. This fine ship is definitely one of the most...
AWARDS 2023 | Best Small SAR Boat – CVLS 45-01 – Diverse Marine
Best Small SAR Boat – CVLS 45-01 – Diverse Marine Built for the Caister Volunteer Lifeboat Service to operate off England’s bleak east coast, this fast, aluminium, self-righting rigid inflatable boat is a fine example of the work of south-coast builder Diverse Marine. The builder has been refining...
AWARDS 2023 | Best Electric Ro-Pax – Cap de Barbaria – Armon Shipyard
Best Electric Ro-Pax – Cap de Barbaria – Armon Shipyard Electric vessels are becoming larger, wider-ranging and faster. This fine example of that new breed is operating in Spain’s Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Its owner, Balearia, is very experienced and a cautious investor. So, the...
AWARDS 2023 | Best RIB Patrol Boat – 12-metre Police Patrol Boat – Marell Boats
Best RIB Patrol Boat – 12-metre Police Patrol Boat – Marell Boats Offering a fine example of intra-Scandinavian co-operation, these five striking looking aluminium, outboard powered, RIB patrol boats for the Norwegian Police were created in neighbouring Sweden. As with all Marell creations, the...
AWARDS 2023 | Best Medium FiFi Boat – Balder – Marell Boats
Best Medium FiFi Boat – Balder – Marell Boats Sweden’s Marell Boats have rapidly become globally known for their fast, safe, stylish and practical aluminium and FRP work and patrol boats. They often present innovative but very practical propulsion solutions, in this case with sterndrives, with...
AWARDS 2023 | Best Electric Tug – HaiSea Wamis – Robert Allan Ltd
Best Electric Tug – HaiSea Wamis – Robert Allan Ltd Designed for operations in a very environmentally sensitive area not far from the Robert Allan Ltd office in Vancouver, British Columbia, this very useful 28-metre, 70tbp vessel represents the very latest in tug design. The berthing, unberthing...
AWARDS 2023 | Best Medium Ro-Pax – Insula Oya III – Piriou
Best Medium Ro-Pax – Insula Oya III – Piriou Constructed for a regional government in western France, this very versatile new steel and aluminium Ro-Pax ferry benefits considerably from having two sturdy loading ramps on its port-side. Designed and built to operate safely and reliably in the often...
AWARDS 2023 | Best Medium Crewboat – Stanford Pelican – Grandweld Shipyards
Best Medium Crewboat – Stanford Pelican – Grandweld Shipyards Having known and dealt with Grandweld Shipyards for well over twenty years, we have become familiar with the yard’s high quality and innovative work and its reliable delivery schedules. These two new fast aluminium crewboats for a...