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Shallow-draft, double-hull, combination bulk oil and deck cargo barges for ITB North Ltd.
October 4, 2013
In September 2012, ITB North Ltd., a division of ITB Marine Group Ltd., contracted with Robert Allan Ltd. Naval Architects of Vancouver, B.C., Canada […]
RAmparts 2400SX Class tug from Robert Allan Ltd. Sanmar’s new “Boğaçay Series”
September 3, 2013
In late 2011, Sanmar A.S. contracted with Robert Allan Ltd., Naval Architects of Vancouver, B.C., Canada to provide a design for a new tug […]
Port of Long Beach – New fireboats on the way
August 30, 2013
Robert Allan Ltd. is proud to announce that it was selected to be the Owner’s Naval Architect for the design and construction of […]
Engineers in Motion – Scott Borstad, P.Eng.
July 25, 2013
Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce the Mr. Scott Borstad has earned his accreditation as a Professional Engineer in the province of British Columbia. […]

Robert Allan Ltd. design a new generation of high-endurance self-righting lifeboats for Canadian Coast Guard
July 12, 2013
Robert Allan Ltd. has completed the design of a new generation of more capable High Endurance Self-righting Search & Rescue Lifeboats for the Canadian Coast […]
Pilbara Apollo – Latest addition to the RAstar 3200 Series of escort tugs from Robert Allan Ltd., built at Uzmar
May 9, 2013
The Pilbara Apollo, the latest addition to the RAstar 3200 escort tug series was delivered to its owners, Rio Tinto Ltd. earlier this year. The […]
Robert Allan Ltd. to design more OSV Icebreakers for the Caspian Sea
April 26, 2013
Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce the recent award of contracts for two new designs of icebreaking OSVs for use in the North Caspian […]
Cabo de la Vela – AVT 3100 Class Voith Schneider tug from Robert Allan Ltd. for Carbones del Cerrejón, built at Uzmar
April 23, 2013
On March 30th, 2013, the Cabo de la Vela departed Uzmar Shipyard in Turkey on her delivery voyage to Columbia. The Cabo de la Vela […]
ART 80-32 Class Rotor®tugs designed by Robert Allan Ltd. to be built at Damen Shipyards
April 16, 2013
In a significant industry milestone, two new ART 80-32 class Rotor®tugs, the first vessels designed for KST B.V. under the recent Agreement naming Robert […]