The "World Significant Ships of 2025" list by the internationally renowned shipping magazine Maritime Reporter & Engineering News has been released. Since 1939, Maritime Reporter & Engineering News has published an annual list of "World Significant Ships." The latest list features six new vessels, built by six shipyards across three countries: three from Chinese shipyards, two from American shipyards, and one from a Spanish shipyard.
R/V David Packard
Ship Name: R/V David Packard
Ship Type: Research Vessel
Owner: MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
Shipyard: Freire Shipyard, Spain
Reason for Selection: The next-generation flagship research vessel for MBARI.
BYD Shenzhen
Ship Name: BYD Shenzhen
Ship Type: Car Carrier (PCTC - Pure Car and Truck Carrier)
Owner: BYD
Shipyard: China Merchants Shipbuilding Industry
Reason for Selection: The world's largest LNG dual-fuel car carrier.
Frederick Paup
Ship Name: Frederick Paup
Ship Type: Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger
Owner: Manson Construction
Shipyard: AmFELS Shipyard, USA (formerly Keppel USA Shipyard)
Boreas
Ship Name: Boreas
Ship Type: Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV)
Owner: Van Oord
Shipyard: CIMC Raffles
Reason for Selection: The world's largest and most sustainable offshore wind turbine installation vessel.
Wind Ally
Ship Name: Wind Ally
Ship Type: Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV)
Owner: Cadeler
Shipyard: COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Qidong) Co., Ltd.
Reason for Selection: The first vessel in Cadeler's new generation of A-class series heavy WTIVs.
Amelia Island
Ship Name: Amelia Island
Ship Type: Dredger
Owner: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD)
Shipyard: Conrad Shipyard, USA
Reason for Selection: The latest Jones Act-compliant dredger of GLDD, the largest dredging company in the United States.