WorkBoat Magazine has announced its 10 Significant Boats of 2026, highlighting standout commercial vessels across dredging, offshore wind, towing, pilotage, passenger service and research.
The ultimate Workboat 2026 Boat of the Year will be revealed on December 2, 2026 at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans.
Last year, Guice Offshore (GO) was proud to have our multi-purpose vessel Voyager (pictured above) chosen by WorkBoat magazine as one of the “10 Significant Boats of 2025.” The 280-class Voyager, designed and built by Conrad Shipyard, is Guice Offshore’s largest and most capable multi-purpose vessel, and equipped to tackle projects in almost any water depth or location. (To view complete specs on Voyager, click HERE.)
Workboat Magazine’s award recognizes outstanding commercial vessels, not only for their design and ship-building excellence, but for what they represent, such as critical maritime sector service and expansion into new markets like space operations support.
Guice Offshore salutes the Workboat 10 Significant Boats of 2026 — Click HERE to view all the vessels with photographs and specs on the Workboat website.
- Acadia — Subsea rock installation vessel built by Hanwha Philly Shipyard for Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. (Designed by Ulstein Design and Solutions B.V.)
- Atlantic Endurance — Crew transfer vessel built by St. Johns Ship Building for Atlantic Wind Transfers (Designed by Chartwell Marine)
- Calcasieu Pilot — Pilot boat built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, the Duclos Corp. for Lake Charles Pilots (Designed by Ray Hunt Design)
- Capt. Daniel Armstrong — Towboat built and designed by Vessel Repair Inc. for Blessey Marine Services
- Cowlitz — Dredge tender built by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders for the Port of Portland (Designed by Glosten)
- El Escudo — Tour boat built by All American Marine for Harbor Breeze Cruises (Designed by Teknicraft Design)
- Firefly — Passenger vessel built by Lyman-Morse for Upstream Alliance (Designed by Gerr Marine)
- Frederick Paup — Trailing suction hopper dredger built by Seatrium AmFELS for Manson Construction (Designed by Hockema Group)
- Marauder — Tugboat built by Master Boat Builders for Maritime Partners (Designed by Robert Allan Ltd.) [1]
- Sadie Ann — Research vessel built by Midship Marine for the Lake Superior Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Superior (Designed by Incat Crowther) [1]
