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I n each of my 15 years overseeing the "Great

Ships of the Year" edition, the technological leaps made year-on-year literally never ceases to amaze me. For an industry that is generally regarded as traditional and rather slow to assimi- late new technologies, this year's crop of 16 "Great Ships of 2006" goes a long way to dispel those misguided notions.

The cover ship, Emma Maersk, is an amazing vessel at 1,302 ft. in length, able to carry 11,000 TEU. As the efficiencies of moving cargo from "point A to point B" via containership technology continues to dominate new construction, Emma Maersk is the realization of a vision that not too long ago many would have dispelled as unthink- able.

As might be expected, as Korea continues to dominate the new ship order logs, so to do its ships dominate coverage in this edition. No longer are the Korean shipbuilders known solely for the production of assembly- line ships such as bulkers and tankers, rather the industry has elevated its game quickly to produce a number of higher value ship lines, specifically massive container carriers and top of the line gas ships.

While this trend, followed closely by China's massive build-up of ship construction infrastructure, will likely erode market share from traditional

European shipbuilding powers, European shipyards are still well repre- sented here and in our pages throughout the year for building a number of high technical specification vessels, including the Norilskiy Nickel, a double-acting containership, and, of course, the aforementioned Emma

Maersk.

There is much more to read on this year's collection of award winning ships, starting on page 18.

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On the Cover: Pictured on this month’s cover is the 1,302-ft., 11,000 TEU con- tainership Emma Maersk, one of 16 Great

Ships of 2006. Read about this fascinating ship and 15 others starting on page 18.

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