Design News
The following press releases highlight recent vessel deliveries from Robert Allan Ltd. designs, and announcements concerning major new projects

Steel Cutting Ceremony of the Robert Allan Ltd. Design ASD 34/60 in China
January 21, 2021
December 18, 2020 marked the start of steel cutting for the first Robert Allan Ltd. designed tug for Rizhao Towing and Barge Company, Shandong Port […]

First Robert Allan Ltd. tug to operate in China’s busiest port, the Port of Shanghai
January 19, 2021
Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce that Shanghai Harbour Fuxing Shipping Service Company Sanlin Shipyard has successfully completed the 3680 kW RAmparts 3200-W tug […]

Svitzer North Delivered
December 23, 2020
Svitzer, Australia recently took the delivery of the Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAstar 3000-W series ASD tug, Svitzer North, from ASL Shipyard, Singapore. The design […]

RApport 1900-SX Harbour Tug
November 13, 2020
Designed exclusively for Sanmar Shipyards the Robert Allan Ltd. RApport 1900-SX harbour tug replaces the famous Sanmar Series which currently consists of 31 units built […]

Two more RAmparts 3200 tugs delivered to PSA Marine
November 9, 2020
After PSA Marine, Singapore took delivery of Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAmparts 3200 ASD Tugs PSA Thor and PSA Hulk from PaxOcean Engineering Zhuhai Co. […]

A pair of RAstar 3200-SX terminal support/escort tugs for Scotland
September 22, 2020
Early September 2020 saw the delivery of Odin of Scapa and Thor of Scapa, a pair of Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAstar 3200-SX terminal support/escort […]

Two RAstar 3200-CL tugs delivered to Yiu Lian Dockyards Ltd.
August 13, 2020
The HAI KUN, a Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAstar 3200-CL tug built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards was successfully delivered to Yiu Lian Dockyards Ltd., Hong Kong […]

Robert Allan Ltd. designed 3500 MT DWT Double Hulled Oil Barges built in China
August 5, 2020
On June 16, 2020, the barge MTS 3501 was launched at Nanjing Jinling Shipyard, in Nanjing, China. The MTS 3501 is the first of four […]

First of three RAstar 2900-SX built by Sanmar for Svitzer SOHAR
July 8, 2020
Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has delivered the first of three Bigaçay class ASD tugs that will be operated by Svitzer in the Port of Sohar, Oman. […]

Z-Tech® 4500 Tugs for the US Navy
June 10, 2020
The first of a series of six new Z-Tech® 4500 tugs for the United States Navy (YT 808) was successfully launched by Dakota Creek Industries […]