Awards
The work performed by Robert Allan Ltd. has been widely recognized for its contribution to the advancement of the state of the art in specialized commercial ship design. Some of these awards, either to individuals or the company in total, are noted below.
Received by Robert Allan Ltd.
- Baird Maritime (Australia)
- 2022 – Best Firefighting Tug (Safi-14)
- 2022 – Best Small Harbour Tug (Ocean Blue Mahoe)
- 2022 – Best Salvage Tug (Mwokozi II)
- 2021 – Best Ice-Class Tug (Selene)
- 2021 – Best Ocean Tug (Saam Acaxual)
- 2021 – Best Lineboat (Gannet)
- 2021 – Best Large Oil Spill Response Vessel (Koc Al Zour)
- 2020 – Best OSV – Dive Support Vessel (Belov Amaralina and Belov Humaita)
- 2020 – Best Large Escort Tug (Yong Gang Xiao Tuo 60)
- 2020 – Best Small Escort Tug (A. Thomas Higgins)
- 2020 – Best Small Harbour Tug (Bogacay XXXVIII)
- 2020 – Best Naval Tug (Rainier)
- 2019 – Best Escort Tug (Mark E Kuebler)
- 2018 – Best Harbour Tug Designer
- 2017 – Best Designer of the Year (North America)
- 2016 – Best OSV-AHTS Designer
- 2016 – Best ASD Harbour Tug Designer
- 2015 – Best Designer of the Year
- 2014 – Best Designer of the Year
- BC Export Award
Sponsored by the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters British Columbia association, in partnership with the B.C. Government Ministry of International Trade- 2016 – Professional Services Category winner
- 2015 – Professional Services Category finalist
- iF Design Award
- 2006 – Discipline: Product for Z-Tech® tug design
- Red Dot Award
- 2005 – Awarded the prestigious Red Dot Design Award “Best of the Best” for the highest design quality, expressing innovation in form and function in an outstanding manner for the Z-Tech® tug design, as developed for PSA Marine of Singapore
- Singapore Design Award
- 2004 – Awarded to the Z-Tech® tug design as developed for PSA Marine of Singapore
- Tug Technology & Business
- 2017 – Tug of the Year: RAstar 4000-DF for Østensjø Rederi
- Workboat magazine (USA)
Significant Boat of the Year Awards (for US boats only)- 2019 – Island Regent: ATB for Island Tug and Barge Ltd
- 2017 – Trident, Triton & Trinity: ART 80-98US for Seabulk Towing Inc.
- 2017 – Gladys B: RApport 2400 MkII for E.N. Bisso & Son Inc.
- 2016 – Protector & Vigilance: RAnger V-3300 fireboat for the Port of Long Beach
- 2015 – Michelle Sloan & Lela Franco: RAmparts 2400 tugs for Harley Marine Services
- 2014 – Signet Arcturus & Signet Polaris: RAmparts 3200 tugs for Signet Maritime
- 2011 – Tristan K and Hercules: Z-Tech® 30-75 tugs for G&H Towing
- 2011 – Christopher Wheatley: RAnger P-2700 for the Chicago Fire Department
- 2010 – Independence: RAstar 3900 tug for Boston Towing & Transportation
- 2009 – Three Forty Three: RAnger P-4200 fireboat for FDNY
- 2009 – Carolyn Dorothy: RApport 2400 MkII world’s first hybrid tug for Foss
- 2008 – Independence: RAnger J-2000 fireboat for the Philadelphia Fire Department
- 2007 – Thor: first Z-Tech® 30-70 for G&H Towing
- 2006 – Dolphin-Class tugs for Foss Maritime
Received by Robert G. Allan
- Business in Vancouver
- 2017 – BC Export Awards Leadership Award
- Council of Marine Carriers
- 2019 – Presented the CMC Legacy Award by the committee to a recipient who has made a significant, positive and lasting contribution to the B.C marine towing industry.
- Engineers & Geoscientists British Columbia
- 2017 – Meritorious Achievement Award
- Maritime Museum of British Columbia
- 2012 – Awarded the SS Beaver Medal for Maritime Excellence to “the individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the marine sector in our Province.”
- Riviera
- 2022 – International Tug & Salvage Lifetime Achievement Award
- Royal Institution of Naval Architects
- 2005 – Awarded the RINA Small Craft Group Medal, “for his contribution to the field of workboat design, and in particular for his innovative work in the development of tugboats for all types of operations.”
- SNAME
- 2020 – Made Honorary Member
- 2011 – ABS Linnard Prize (with Ken Harford, Chief James Dalton and Chief William Siegel) for “Concept Development, Detail Design and Construction of the Three Forty Three – North America’s Most Powerful Fireboat.”
- 2005 – The David W. Taylor Medal “for notable achievements in naval architecture”. Rob Allan is the only Canadian ever to be so recognized.
- 2001 – ABS Linnard Prize for “The Evolution of Escort Tug Technology… Fulfilling a Promise”
Received by Rollie Webb
- Maritime Museum of British Columbia
- 2017 – Awarded the SS Beaver Medal for Maritime Excellence to “the individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the marine sector in our Province.”
Received by Ken Harford
- CIMarE
- 2016 – Medal of Excellence
- Maritime Museum of British Columbia
- 2019 – Awarded the SS Beaver Medal for Maritime Excellence to “the individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the marine sector in our Province.”
- SNAME
- 2011 – ABS Linnard Prize (with Robert G. Allan, Chief James Dalton and Chief William Siegel) for “Concept Development, Detail Design and Construction of the Three Forty Three – North America’s Most Powerful Fireboat.”
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