Awards 2025

List of vessel reviews 2023

Baird Maritime Reviewed Vessels 2025

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 Security and Emergency Services Vessels 2025

VESSEL REVIEW | Sea Hawk, Sea Dragon & Sea Eagle – New fast patrol boats for Australia's New South Wales Police

AWARDS 2025 | Best Small Patrol Boat – Sea Hawk – Norman R Wright and Sons

06 May 2026

Best Fifi Boat – Sea Osprey II – High-speed firefighting and rescue boats for Singapore's Changi Airport

AWARDS 2025 | Best Fifi Boat – Sea Osprey I & II – Dundee Marine and Industrial Services

28 Apr 2026

Best Inland Patrol Boat – Burgermeister Brauer

AWARDS 2025 | Best Inland Patrol Boat – Burgermeister Brauer – Baltic Workboats

16 Apr 2026

Best SAR Boat – Marine Rescue 30

AWARDS 2025 | Best SAR Boat – Marine Rescue 30 – The Whiskey Project Group

31 Mar 2026

Best Interceptor – Rio Guadalmedina (sister boat Rio Iro pictured)

AWARDS 2025 | Best Interceptor – Rio Guadalmedina – Aister

27 Mar 2026

Best Equipment and Service Suppliers 2025

Best Gearbox Supplier – ZF Group (ZF W320 connected to a Cummins QSL9 engine on a boat)

AWARDS 2025 | Best Gearbox Supplier – ZF Group

04 May 2026

Best OSV Crane Supplier – SMST

AWARDS 2025 | Best OSV Crane Supplier – SMST

14 Apr 2026

Best Helm Seating Supplier – Norsap (wheelhouse seats on Framherji's seiner/trawler Høgaberg) Framherji Karstensens Skibsværft Karstensens Shipyard Poland

AWARDS 2025 | Best Helm Seating Supplier – Norsap

28 Feb 2026

Best Intercom Supplier – Zenitel (intercom and PA installation on the bridge of an unidentified vessel)

AWARDS 2025 | Best Intercom Supplier – Zenitel

10 Feb 2026

Best Tugs and Salvage Vessels 2025

Best Electric Tug – Trapananda

AWARDS 2025 | Best Electric Tug – Trapananda – Robert Allan Ltd & Saam Towage

30 Apr 2026

Best Escort Tug – Svitzer Barrington

AWARDS 2025 | Best Escort Tug – Svitzer Barrington – Robert Allan Ltd & Svitzer

09 Mar 2026

Best Large Harbour Tug – Sultanhani

AWARDS 2025 – Best Large Harbour Tug – Sultanhani – Robert Allan Ltd

20 Feb 2026

Best Fishing and Aquaculture Vessels 2025

Best Large Fish Farm Support Vessel – Whekenui

AWARDS 2025 | Best Large Fish Farm Support Vessel – Whekenui – Southern Ocean Solutions

29 Apr 2026

Best Large Trawler – Ecofive – Westcon Yards

AWARDS 2025 | Best Large Trawler – Ecofive – Westcon Yards

27 Apr 2026

Best Multi-Purpose Fishing Boat – Kaitiaki

AWARDS 2025 | Best Multi-Purpose Fishing Boat – Kaitiaki – Southerly Designs, Tideline Boats & Toura Boat Craft

23 Mar 2026

Best Fisheries Research Vessel – Thorunn Thorardottir

AWARDS 2025 | Best Fisheries Research Vessel – Thorunn Thordardottir – Armon Shipyard

27 Feb 2026

Best Medium Trawler – Hulda Björnsdóttir

AWARDS 2025 | Best Medium Trawler – Hulda Bjornsdottir – Armon Shipyard

24 Feb 2026

Best Tuna Pole Vessel – Tightline

AWARDS 2025 | Best Tuna Pole Vessel – Tightline – Sachal Shipyard

04 Feb 2026

Best Passenger Vessels 2025

Best Electric Ro-Pax – Hinnøy – Electric ferry to serve Torghatten Nord's routes in northern Norway

AWARDS 2025 | Best Electric Ro-Pax – Hinnoy – The Norwegian Ship Design Company & Torghatten Nord

23 Apr 2026

Best Large Fast Ferry – Warbaby Fox – One2Three Naval Architects & Strategic Marine

AWARDS 2025 | Best Large Fast Ferry – Warbaby Fox – One2Three Naval Architects & Strategic Marine

22 Apr 2026

Best Inland Tour Boat – Silver Raven

AWARDS 2025 | Best Inland Tour Boat – Silver Raven – One2Three Naval Architects

15 Apr 2026

Best Dive Tour Boat – The new dive boat of the Sindahal Sports Complex

AWARDS 2025 | Best Dive Tour Boat – 16-metre Hybrid Dive Boat – Moggaro Aluminium Yachts

09 Apr 2026

Best Small Inland Ferry – Le Gone

AWARDS 2025 | Best Small Inland Ferry – Le Gone & La Fenotte – OCEA

30 Mar 2026

Best Large Ferry – Xin Ming Zhu 39

AWARDS 2025 | Best Large Ferry – Xin Ming Zhu 39 – Guangdong Sinoway Composite Materials

19 Mar 2026

Best Medium Fast Ferry – 25-metre Electric Ferry – EV Maritime

AWARDS 2025 | Best Medium Fast Ferry – 25-metre Electric Ferry – EV Maritime

06 Mar 2026

Best Large Tour Boat – Autrement

AWARDS 2025 | Best Large Tour Boat – Autrement – Nova Shipyard

17 Feb 2026

Best Small Ferry – 18m Catamaran Ferry

AWARDS 2025 | Best Small Ferry – 18m Catamaran Ferry – SeaCat Ships

14 Feb 2026

Best Work Boats 2025

Best Medium Pilot Boat – Hamburg Pilot 3

AWARDS 2025 | Best Medium Pilot Boat – Hamburg Pilot 3 – Baltic Workboats

13 Apr 2026

Best Large Pilot Boat – Foundation Pilot

AWARDS 2025 | Best Large Pilot Boat – Foundation Pilot & Chebucto Pilot – Armon Shipyard

07 Apr 2026

Best Landing Craft – Cape Gloucester

AWARDS 2025 | Best Landing Craft – Cape Gloucester – Periscope Naval Architects & Fodico Marine Group

26 Mar 2026

Eejeeya – Hybrid marina workboat for Neom development in Saudi Arabia

AWARDS 2025 | Best Harbour Workboat – Eejeeya – ODC Marine

03 Mar 2026

Best Support Workboat – Mizuho

AWARDS 2025 – Best Support Workboat – Mizuho – Kiso Shipbuilding

05 Feb 2026

Best Offshore Vessels 2025

Best Medium Crewboat – MCS SWATH 3

AWARDS 2025 | Best Medium Crewboat – MCS SWATH 3 – Ad Hoc Marine Designs & Tyovene

25 Mar 2026

Best Research & Training Vessels 2025

Best Medium Research Vessel – North Wind

AWARDS 2025 | Best Medium Research Vessel – North Wind – Teknicraft Design

20 Mar 2026

Best Large Research Vessel – CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk

AWARDS 2025 | Best Large Research Vessel – CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk – Vard Marine & Seaspan Shipyards

18 Mar 2026

Best Fisheries Research Vessel – Thorunn Thorardottir

AWARDS 2025 | Best Fisheries Research Vessel – Thorunn Thordardottir – Armon Shipyard

27 Feb 2026

Best Dredging and Marine Projects Vessels 2025

Best Floating Crane – IB Pontoon Crane

AWARDS 2025 | Best Floating Crane – IB Pontoon Crane – Kuasar Marin Engineering

11 Feb 2026

Baird Maritime / Work Boat World

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