Significant Boats

WorkBoat names its 10 Significant Boats of 2020

WorkBoat has announced its 10 Significant Boats for 2020. Once again, the readers of WorkBoat and WorkBoat.com will choose the Boat of the Year from the top 10 list. You can place your VOTE HERE. Voting ends on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020.

Last year’s Boat of the Year was Crowley Maritime‘s Taino and El Coqui, built at VT Halter Marine.

The Boat of the Year will be announced on Dec. 17 exclusively on WorkBoat.com. Prior to that be sure to join us for a free webinar on Dec. 10 with WorkBoat Editor Ken...

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WorkBoat announces its 10 Significant Boats of 2019

WorkBoat has announced its 10 Significant Boats for 2019. Now it’s time for you to choose the Boat of the Year from that list. You can place your VOTE HERE.

Choosing the Significant Boats each year is subjective, with many boats deserving of making the Top 10 list each year. However, there are certain parameters that the editorial staff does follow in its efforts to give all boats that qualify a chance. For example, we try to select at least one boat from each sector of the industry that WorkBoat...

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WorkBoat names its 2018 Boat of the Year

The Enhydra is the first aluminum hulled, lithium-ion battery plug-in hybrid vessel built in the U.S. Red and White Fleet photo

WorkBoat recognized the 10 Significant Boats of 2018 and named its Boat of the Year at an awards ceremony at the International WorkBoat Show Thursday morning. The 2018 Boat of the year was the Enhydra, a 600-passenger hybrid tour vessel built by All American Marine for Red and White Fleet.

Designed by Teknicraft Design, the Enhydra is BAE System’s third and largest boat to be powered with its hybrid system, called HybriDrive.

“The system is fully automated, it assesses the power loads, both hotel...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/workboat-names-its-2018-boat-of-the-year/

Top 5 reasons to attend the 2018 WorkBoat Show

The International WorkBoat Show opens Wednesday. WorkBoat file photo

The 2018 International WorkBoat Show opens on Wednesday in New Orleans and runs through Friday. There are a host of reasons to attend but here’s a few of some of our favorites:

5.) New Orleans beignets and the (in)famous Bourbon Street

Beignets are one of the most beloved treats in the Big Easy, so check out Cafe Beignet or Cafe Du Monde, both conveniently located in the French Quarter just minutes from the where the WorkBoat Show is being held, the Morial Convention Center. And while you’re in...

https://www.workboat.com/news/people-and-products/top-5-reasons-to-attend-the-2018-workboat-show/

WorkBoat names its Significant Boats of 2018

The Enhydra is the first aluminum hulled, lithium-ion battery plug-in hybrid vessel built in the U.S. Red and White Fleet photo

WorkBoat has named its 10 Significant Boats of 2018. This year’s list included four passenger vessels, two of them ferries. Other selections: two ATBs, a tug, water taxi, towboat, fire-rescue boat and an LNG bunker barge.

Six of the vessels were built at Gulf of Mexico shipyards, two were built at West Coast yards, and two at Great Lakes shipyards. The 10 boats will be recognized at an awards breakfast at the International WorkBoat Show on Thursday, Nov. 29. The breakfast will culminate with the...

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