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

Initial LNG Bunkering of the RAstar 3800-DF Tug at Ningbo Port
March 17, 2020
Robert Allan Ltd. congratulates Ningbo Port Group on completing the first LNG bunkering of their new RAstar 3800-DF tug Yang Gang Xiao Tuo No.60. The […]

Turkey’s TOR Group Delivers Series of RAstar 3300 Tugs to GPHA
February 6, 2020
Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce that TOR Group of Companies’ (TOR) shipyard in Tuzla Bay (Istanbul), Turkey has successfully delivered the Ben Owusu-Mensah, […]

“Flower Power” from Sanmar and Robert Allan Ltd. – 200 Tugs and Counting…
January 23, 2020
On the 11th of January 2020, Sanmar and Robert Allan Ltd. celebrated the commissioning of the 200th tug built by Sanmar to a Robert Allan […]

ASD 35/50 Tug Delivered to Tianjin Port
January 22, 2020
Just before end of 2019, Jin Gang Lun 34 was delivered to Tianjin Port. She joins the Port’s tugboat fleet and serves the main roles […]

New RAstar 3800-DF Dual Fuel Tug Delivered to Ningbo Port
January 15, 2020
Ningbo Zhoushan Port Company Ltd. of Ningbo, China, has recently received delivery of Yong Gang Xiao Tuo 60, a dual fuel RAstar 3800-DF tug from […]

Two ART 90-98US & Two RApport 3000 Tugboats for Seacor
December 19, 2019
Robert Allan Ltd. has been awarded design contracts of two vessel types for Seabulk Towing (a subsidiary of Seacor), to be built at Alabama-based Master […]

Canada Awards Design for Fishery Research Vessel
December 19, 2019
A contract for the design of a new version of the Near Shore Fishery Research vessel (NSFRV) has been awarded to Robert Allan Ltd. by […]

New RAscal Tug For United States Navy
December 11, 2019
Robert Allan Ltd. has been awarded a contract by Modutech Marine Inc. of Tacoma, Washington to design a new version of the commercially successful RAscal […]

Rolls-Royce and Robert Allan Ltd. present the world’s first LNG-powered shallow-water push boat
December 11, 2019
Joint development for environmentally friendly and climate-friendly transportation on inland waterways Classification society DNV GL grants “Approval in Principle” at International Workboat Show in New […]

ASD 35/50 Tug Delivered to Tianjin Port
December 4, 2019
On November 18, 2019, Jin Gang Lun 33 proudly left the Shanghai Harbour Fuxing Shipping Service Company shipyard and safely arrived at her home port […]