This set of magazines consists of two publication. The first publication is the Significant Ships of 1998. Traditionally, as it was a case with the previous releases of the publication, it provides listing and brief technical information of the most interesting vessels for one particular year. The vessels covered within this release definitely deserve attention of the readers.

The list includes such ships as Amalienborg tanker, Aratere and Aries ferry, Berge Atlantic bulk carrier, Elation cruise liner equipped with the Azipod propulsion system, Grande Princess and Disney Magic cruise ships, Queen of the Netherlands dredger, Haneburg container vessel, Sand Falcon sand/aggregates dredger, Wenatchee passenger commuter ferry, Toisa Perseus multi-purpose OSV, Top Selandia freight ferry and so many others.

The second volume forming this set is Significant Small Craft 1998 which is a new publication by RINA following in the perfectly established footsteps of the parent series of Significant Ships. This new volume features more or less same arrangement of the material but, as it is implied by the title, mainly focuses on the crafts of relatively moderate sizes.

The volume will provide necessary technical information on such vessels as first Chinese fast ferry Afai 08, Arcticaborg and Antarcticaborg ice-breakers, Catling V catamaran and other interesting crafts. The technical data is supplemented with the plans of the vessels.

Another set of Significant Ships and Significant Small Craft magazines, the tenth edition since 1990. This one lists the most interesting ships and small crafts of the year 1999.

The ships covered in this release are Abdul Kalam Azad crude oil carrier, Black Marlin semi-submersible heavy-lift ship, Cala Pula container feeder, Crystal Lily new design bulker, Elbwolf container vessel, Isola Gialla chemical tankers, CEC Atlas cargo vessel, Hanjin Muscat LNG tanker, Knock Sallie shuttle tanker, Europa luxury cruise ship, L'Audage vehicle ferry, two Mistral named ships, one being cruise ship and second aa product carrier, Marigola LPG tanker, River Queen river cruiser, MRS Sonja short-sea trader, Margara Panamax-size products tanker, Makiri Green tweendecker, Silver River tanker, Stella Polaris bitumen tanker, Rasmanian Achiever ro-ro ship, Okha covertible tanker/FSO, and many others. 

In turn, the second volume provides the technical information, specifications and images for such small crafts as Africa trawler, Atlantide yacht, Bonanza Express car ferry, Geco Eagle seismic vessel, Humber Callisto pilot boat, Midnight Arrow OSV, Nanuq and Tan'eriq tanker escorts, Rivage St. Martin cruiser and other projects all delivered in 1999.

The Significant Ships magazine release of the year 1997. Traditionally, the content of this annually issued publication is covering the most interesting ship projects presented in the particular year. This volume contains technical information and descriptions of such vessels as, for example, A. B. Bilbao and Flinterzee general cargo ships, Alexandria reefer ship, Boomerang and Devil Cat catamaran type fast car ferries, American Progress products and crude oil tanker.

There are Aman Sendai liquid natural gas tanker, Hamlet double-ended ferry, Helix, Torm Helene and Rina Amoretti product tankers, Kurzeme liquid petroleum gas tanker, Luhe container ship, UKD Bluefin port dredger, Rathboyne asphalt tanker, Peene Ore ore carrier, New Herald bulk carrier, Multitank Brasilia chemical tanker, Njord B floating storage unit, Taronga ro-ro container vessel, Superseacat Two fast mono-hull ferry, Thames Fisher coastal tanker, and so many others.

The book retains the traditional format used in all previous releases of the Significant Ships series. Each of the vessels have been provided with the brief technical data including shipyard and owner/operator at the time of delivery, ship designer, principal particulars, machinery information as well as some pictures and sketches.

A set consisting of two magazines describing the best ships and best small ships of the year 2000. The first volume covers such interesting projects as the Astrakhan - Russia built tanker intended for operations in Polar region, British Progress crude oil tanker featuring deadweight of more than three hundred thousand tons, Costa Atlantica cruise ship, Aurora combination tanker and cruise ship with the same name, European Causeway Irish Sea ferry delivered in Japan, Olympic Champion and Olympic Voyager ferries, Millennium cruise ship with the gas turbine power, Raphael and Ubud VLCCs, Vasco da Gama dredger, Ming Plum container vessel, Polar Snow coaster, Royal Clipper cruise liner with full rigging, Prospero chemical tanker and others.

In turn, the second part of this set has been arranged in four section covering fishing vessels including Remoy Viking shrimp trawler of quite unique design, Cu Na Mara and Ardent twins, Atlantic Challenge, Arctic Endurance, several tug designs including Ajax and Palmiet, offshore vessels such as Jaya Commander and Highland Scout, pilot and patrol boats, for example Griffon H-181 hovercraft and Chinook all-weather pilot boat, and Speedy, The Lynx, Aremiti 4, Highspeed 2 and Flying Cloud fast ferries, and this is not a full list of the ships covered in the pages of these two volumes.

The 2001 release of the Significant Ships magazine supplemented with the Significant Small Ships published on the annual basis. This set will provide all readers interested in the shipping industry with a excellent opportunity to check a good selection of the shipbuilding output for the particular year. This will help them better consider the technological developments and changes occurred at that time.

Among the ships covered in this edition there are Belisaire, Utik and Bertora tankers, Agios Anastatios bulk carrier, British Energy product tanker, Esperanza Del Mar hospital ship, Gran Canaria Car car carrier, HAM 318 suction hopper dredger, Normand Cutter and Tycom Reliance cable laying ship, Radiance of the Seas cruise vessel equipped with the COGES power installation, Nora forest products coaster, Mega Express ferry, Westermoor container ship, Silver Whisper cruise liner, Stena Victory very large crude oil carrier featuring redundancy propulsion, and many others.

In turn, the second volume of the set addresses Bharathiar and Taurus tug ships, Altair and San Francisco pilot boats, Amindivi and Laig Bay passenger crafts, Aaltje Postma and Saint Piran fishing ships, Khulood and Wes Bordelon offshore suppliers, and other interesting ships.

Another release of the annually published Significant Ships and Significant Small Ships magazines. The issue of the year 2002 traditionally consists of two volumes. The first volume covers such vessels as Asean Explorer cable laying ship, Arkflow Rally cargo ship, Bonga FPSO, British Trader and Fernando Tapias LNG tankers, Carlos Fischer fruit juice carrier, Cimbria and CMA CGM Claudel containerships, Coral Princess liner equipped with gas turbine power installation, Euro Sun and Maritea product carriers, Finnmarken cruise ferry, Greta-C combination freighter.

There are also Hurst Point ro-ro ship, Kaishuu hopper dredger, Luzon Strait reefer featuring the innovative cargo loading system, Toisa Proteus OSV with the heavy lift capacity, St. Apostle Andrew river-sea cargo ship, Rene Descartes cable layer/repair ship, Stena Caribbean LPG/product tanker, Sunbelt Spirit car carrier also featuring reefer capacity, Tenerife Car vehicle carrier and other vessels.

The second book of the set provides information on the interesting vessels of smaller size. All ships addressed in its pages are arranged in five groups covering passenger ships, fishing boats, offshore supply vessels, pilot and patrol ships, and tugs and workboats.

The 2003 release of the Significant Ships. That year was marked by delivery of such interesting vessels as Alnoman, Bianca Amoretti tankers, Amaranta, BG Ireland, Manukai container ships, Arklow River cargo ship, Berge Everett and Inigo Tapias LNG tankers, Bitflower and Bow Sun chemical tankers, Capricorn Star VLCC, Coasta Fortuna cruise ship, Cinnamon Lakesize tanker, Grande Nigeria flexible ro-ro freighter, Courageous Ace energy saving car transporter, Lobo Marinho and Norrona ferry links, Franceso Di Giorgio suction hopper dredger, Nevskiy Prospect ice strengthened Aframax tanker, Queen Mary 2 passenger liner, FPSO Searose, Nordic Stavanger Suezmax shuttle tanker, and so many others featuring remarkable and innovative designs.

The second book of the set is devoted to the smaller ships such as the Aora and Celtic Explorer research ships, Bocayna Express fast ferry, OSV C-Leader, Farset of Belfast and Nipper workboats, EGE-5 tug boat, Red Jet 4 passenger ferry, Viking Energy supply ship fuelled by gas, Swift high speed vessel built for the American Navy fleet, OSV Sarah Pearl and others. As usual, the book provide technical details, descriptions and images of the vessels.

Significant Ships and Significant Small Ships of 2004. That year was very interesting one for so many shipbuilding technology innovations - those innovations were mainly of evolutionary nature. Have a look into this issue of the Significant Ships and you will get to know technical features of such remarkable vessels as Caribbean Princess Grand-class passenger liner, British Liberty product tanker, Birka Paradise - passenger liner designed for the Caribbean cruises, Anangel Innovation double skin Capesize bulk carrier delivered by Daewoo.

There are also Mirelva Lisa Aframax tanker, Disha liquid natural gas tanker built for the Qatar-India trade, Mary Arctica special purpose container vessel, MSC Stella container liner, President Heydar Aliyev - large Russian tanker, Geestsroom container vessel build to transport 45ft boxes, Teh May bulk carrier, Nuranghes ro-ro ferry, World Lion VLCC carrier, Primera inland waterways tanker and other ships.

The second part of the set traditionally focuses on the smaller ships and provides information on such crafts as Batello Ecologico craft assisting during environmental clean-ups, Di Bartolo patrol ship, Lexington cutter suction dredger, Prince Rock workboat, Lake Express passenger and vehicle ferry, Vea fishing vessel, and so many others.