Baird Maritime 2024 Awards for Vessels & Equipment | Baird Maritime

List of vessel reviews 2023

Baird Maritime Reviewed Vessels 2024

All the vessels in all categories that we reviewed in this awards period.

Award winning critera

Awards Criteria

How we decide on the Award-winning vessels and equipment/service suppliers in each category

Best Offshore Vessels 2024

Freja – NCT Offshore welcomes new cable layer to fleet

AWARDS 2024 | Best Cable Layer – Freja – Vard

11 Sep 2025

ADNOC MD 01

AWARDS 2024 | Best Small DSV – ADNOC MD 01 – Robert Allan Ltd

08 Jul 2025

Gripper American Offshore Services Northern Offshore Group

AWARDS 2024 | Best Medium Crewboat – Gripper – American Offshore Services

13 May 2025

Best CSOV – Olympic Boreas

AWARDS 2024 | Best CSOV – Olympic Boreas – Ulstein & Olympic

12 May 2025

Energy Craft 3514-01 – Fast crewboat trio to support West Africa oil and gas operations

AWARDS 2024 | Best High-Speed Crewboat – Energy Craft 3514-01 – Aircat Vessels, ESNA & Strategic Marine

09 May 2025

Impresser – Northern Offshore Services to deploy hybrid crewboat in UK waters

AWARDS 2024 | Best Large Crewboat – NOS Impresser – Northern Offshore Services

23 Apr 2025

VESSEL REVIEW | Furioso – Fast crewboat to support Northern European offshore wind sector

AWARDS 2024 | Best Small Crewboat – Furioso – Chartwell Marine

20 May 2025

JSD6000 Ulstein

AWARDS 2024 | Best Derrick Layer – JSD6000 – Ulstein

26 May 2025

Best Fishing and Aquaculture Vessels 2024

Best Large Crabber – Frøyanes

AWARDS 2024 | Best Large Crabber – Froyanes – Marin Teknikk

25 Sep 2025

Best Large Seiner – Havsnurp

AWARDS 2024 | Best Large Seiner – Havsnurp – Karstensens Skibsvaerft

30 Jul 2025

Eternal Promise – Scotland's Whitelink Seafoods welcomes new scalloper to fleet

AWARDS 2024 | Best Scalloper – Eternal Promise – Macduff Ship Design & Macduff Shipyards

23 May 2025

Odon de Buen – New large research vessel for Spanish Institute of Oceanography

AWARDS 2024 | Best Large Fisheries Research Vessel – Odon de Buen – Armon Shipyard

06 May 2025

Best Medium Seiner – Polarbris

AWARDS 2024 | Best Medium Seiner – Polarbris – Karstensens Skibsvaerft

21 Jul 2025

Kaharoa II – Fully-equipped research vessel for New Zealand science institute

AWARDS 2024 | Best Medium Fisheries Research Vessel – Kaharoa II – Skipsteknisk & Armon Shipyard

30 Apr 2025

Jan Maria – Nordbank Hochseefischerei’s newest trawler to operate in Far North Atlantic

AWARDS 2024 | Best Medium Factory Trawler – Jan Maria – Skipsteknisk

29 Apr 2025

Best Large Trawler – Ginneton

AWARDS 2024 | Best Large Trawler – Ginneton – Karstensens Skibsvaerft

24 Jul 2025

Lena Quinn – Irish owner acquires mussel harvesting catamaran

AWARDS 2024 | Best Mussel Harvester – Lena Quinn – Seabound Engineering

18 Apr 2025

Forever Faithful – Versatile prawn trawler delivered to Scottish owner

AWARDS 2024 | Best Prawn Trawler – Forever Faithful – Macduff Ship Design & Macduff Shipyards

14 May 2025

Protector IV – Fast research and patrol catamaran for UK inshore fisheries authority

AWARDS 2024 | Best Fisheries Patrol Boat – Protector IV – Chartwell Marine

08 Apr 2025

Best Security and Emergency Services Vessels 2024

Best Work Boats 2024

Best Small Pilot Boat – Hibernia

AWARDS 2024 | Best Small Pilot Boat – Hibernia – Holyhead Marine Services

08 Oct 2025

AWARDS 2024 | Best Harbour Launch – Giles S – Global Marine Design

AWARDS 2024 | Best Harbour Launch – Giles S – Global Marine Design & BtB Marine

05 Sep 2025

Murshid – All-weather pilot boat to serve Jebel Ali Port in Dubai

AWARDS 2024 | Best Large Pilot Boat – Murshid – Safehaven Marine

04 Aug 2025

Allison Creek – Alaska operator places spill response barge into service

AWARDS 2024 | Best Large Oil Spill Response Vessel – Allison Creek – Elliott Bay Design Group

06 Jun 2025

Best Icebreaker – Almirante Viel

AWARDS 2024 | Best Icebreaker – Almirante Viel – Vard Marine

08 May 2025

Spirit – Versatile pilot boat for South Australia port operator

AWARDS 2024 | Best Medium Pilot Boat – Spirit – Hart Marine

18 Apr 2025

AWARDS 2024 | Best Landing Craft-SAR – Ocean Angel – SeaCat Ships

AWARDS 2024 | Best SAR Landing Craft – Ocean Angel – SeaCat Ships

15 Apr 2025

AWARDS 2024 | Best Buoy Tender – BT Mazdoor – Med Marine

AWARDS 2024 | Best Buoy Tender – BT Mazdoor – Med Marine

09 Apr 2025

Best Passenger Vessels 2024

Bard – Brim Explorer’s newest hybrid catamaran for day tours and whale-watching

AWARDS 2024 | Best Whale Watcher – Bard – Wave Propulsion

14 Oct 2025

Frances Bodkin – Catamaran ferries to serve commuter routes in Australia’s Sydney Harbour

AWARDS 2024 | Best Medium River Ferry – Frances Bodkin – Richardson Devine Marine

28 Aug 2025

Viking Hathor & Viking Sobek – Viking's 82-guest newbuilds to sail on Nile River cruises

AWARDS 2024 | Best Small River Cruise Ship – Viking Hathor – The Arab Contractors

12 Jun 2025

Sea Express III – Fast catamaran ferry delivered to Virgin Islands operator

AWARDS 2024 | Best Small Fast Ferry – Sea Express III – SeaCat Ships

11 Apr 2025

AWARDS 2024 | Best Medium Ferry – Vittorio Morace – Liberty Lines

AWARDS 2024 | Best Medium Ferry – Vittorio Morace – Armon Shipyard & Liberty Lines

26 Apr 2025

Best Research & Training Vessels 2024

Dra. Barbieri – Chilean fisheries research vessel capable of low-noise operation

AWARDS 2024 | Best Small Fisheries Research Vessel – Dra. Barbieri – NavalPro

21 Aug 2025

La Korrigane – French natural history museum's new research vessel designed for coastal waters

AWARDS 2024 | Best Small Training Vessel – La Korrigane – Ship-ST

07 Jul 2025

AWARDS 2024 | Best Large Research Vessel – Tamhae 3 – Ulstein

AWARDS 2024 | Best Large Research Vessel – Tamhae 3 – Ulstein

16 May 2025

Best Icebreaker – Almirante Viel

AWARDS 2024 | Best Icebreaker – Almirante Viel – Vard Marine

08 May 2025

Odon de Buen – New large research vessel for Spanish Institute of Oceanography

AWARDS 2024 | Best Large Fisheries Research Vessel – Odon de Buen – Armon Shipyard

06 May 2025

Kaharoa II – Fully-equipped research vessel for New Zealand science institute

AWARDS 2024 | Best Medium Fisheries Research Vessel – Kaharoa II – Skipsteknisk & Armon Shipyard

30 Apr 2025

Protector IV – Fast research and patrol catamaran for UK inshore fisheries authority

AWARDS 2024 | Best Fisheries Patrol Boat – Protector IV – Chartwell Marine

08 Apr 2025

Best Tugs and Salvage Vessels 2024

Best Medium Escort Tug – Signet Sirius

AWARDS 2024 | Best Medium Escort Tug – Signet Sirius – Robert Allan Ltd

03 Oct 2025

Best Small Harbour Tug – Solidor

AWARDS 2024 | Best Small Harbour Tug – Solidor – Piriou

09 Jun 2025

AWARDS 2024 | Best Hydrogen-Powered Tug – Hydrotug 1 – Armon Shipyard

AWARDS 2024 | Best Hydrogen-Powered Tug – Hydrotug 1 – Armon Shipyard

07 May 2025

AWARDS 2024 | Best Naval Tug – AT 010 – Robert Allan Ltd & Josefa Slipways

AWARDS 2024 | Best Naval Tug – AT 010 – Robert Allan Ltd & Josefa Slipways

07 Jul 2025

SN Cariri – Brazil's Sulnorte places harbour and coastal tug into service

AWARDS 2024 | Best Medium Harbour Tug – SN Cariri – Sulnorte Servicos Maritimos

21 Apr 2025

Best Cargo Ships 2024

BBC Leer

AWARDS 2024 | Best General Cargo Vessel – BBC Leer – BBC Chartering

23 Jul 2025

Seaspan Garibaldi – First of three new LNG bunkering ships to serve Pacific Northwest market

AWARDS 2024 | Best Medium Bunkering Ship – Seaspan Garibaldi – Vard Marine

27 May 2025

Best Dredging and Marine Projects Vessels 2024

Best Large TSHD – Hydromer – Piriou

AWARDS 2024 | Best Large TSHD – Hydromer – Piriou

17 Jun 2025

Ursa – Shallow water-capable hopper dredger enters service with Polish maritime agency

AWARDS 2024 | Best Medium TSHD – Ursa – Tyovene

04 Apr 2025

Best Equipment and Service Suppliers 2024

Best Battery Supplier – Corvus Energy/Orca battery installed on an unidentified fishing vessel

AWARDS 2024 | Best Battery Supplier – Corvus Energy

18 Nov 2025

Best Exterior Lighting Supplier – Glamox (Glamox searchlights on the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue's SAR boat Harald V)

AWARDS 2024 | Best Exterior Lighting Supplier – Glamox

29 Sep 2025

Best Fire Monitor Supplier – Fire Fighting Systems

AWARDS 2024 | Best Fire Monitor Supplier – Fire Fighting Systems

23 Sep 2025

Best Suspension Seating Supplier – Ullman Dynamics

AWARDS 2024 | Best Suspension Seating Supplier – Ullman Dynamics

26 Jun 2025

Zenitel Awards 2024

AWARDS 2024 | Best Intercom Supplier – Zenitel

23 Jun 2025

FFS Fifi1 pump in engine room

AWARDS 2024 | Best Fire Pump Supplier – Fire Fighting Systems

19 Sep 2025

ZF Group

AWARDS 2024 | Best Gearbox Supplier – ZF Group

20 Jun 2025

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