Ship of the Year – Professional Mariner

2025 Ship of the Year: ECO Edison

ECO Edison sets a new standard for American-built offshore wind ships Edison Chouest Offshore has done something remarkable in American shipbuilding: It designed, built and is now operating an entirely new vessel type for the Jones Act market. The 262-foot ECO Edison is the first-ever U.S.-flagged service operations vessel purpose built for the offshore wind industry. The steel-hulled ship was…

Clean, green research vessel fits right in at University of Vermont

Marcelle Melosira The people of Vermont have a well-earned reputation for environmental stewardship, so it’s only fitting that the state’s flagship university is operating one of the first hybrid research boats in the United States. The 64-by-19-foot Marcelle Melosira arrived in downtown Burlington, Vt., near the University of Vermont (UVM) campus last summer following delivery from Derecktor Shipyard of Mamaroneck,…

Janet Marie: The second of Pasha Hawaii’s LNG-fueled containerships

These days, the delivery of any new U.S.-flagged cargo ship is cause for celebration. Pasha Hawaii has had two such occasions in less than two years. The most recent happened in late July with the arrival of the 774-by-115-foot Janet Marie. It is the second ‘Ohana-class container ship and a sister ship to George III, which entered service last year.…

2023 Ship of the Year: Mark W. Barker

Interlake Steamship builds flexibility into first US laker in 40 years The Interlake Steamship Co. has been moving freight on the Great Lakes for generations. Its newest ship, Mark W. Barker, will build on that tradition for years to come. The 639-by-78-foot Mark W. Barker is the first U.S.-flagged Great Lakes freighter built in almost 40 years, and it’s…