Design News
The following press releases highlight recent vessel deliveries from Robert Allan Ltd. designs, and announcements concerning major new projects
New RAstar 3200-W Tugs to be Built at Sterling Shipyard
January 11, 2024
Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce that the company’s longtime clients Bay-Houston Towing and Suderman & Young Towing Company, have awarded construction contracts to […]
Signet Shipbuilding delivers first ART 92-32W Rotortug®
January 8, 2024
SIGNET SIRIUS, the first of two ART 92-32W Rotortugs® was recently delivered by Signet Maritime at their Pascagoula Shipbuilding and Repair facility. This is the […]
Steel Cutting Ceremony of the Robert Allan Ltd. designed Offshore Tug RAmpage 4100BB-H at Uzmar Shipyard, Turkey
November 6, 2023
October 9, 2023 marked the start of steel cutting for the Robert Allan Ltd. designed offshore support vessel RAmpage 4100BB-H for Buksér og Berging, Norway. […]
Robert Allan Ltd. designs a New Pusher Tug for Hidrovias do Brasil S.A.
October 6, 2023
Two modern pusher tugs for Hidrovias do Brasil S.A., built in Türkiye to a customized design from Robert Allan Ltd. of Vancouver, Canada. have begun […]
Four More Z-Tech 30-80s to be built
September 28, 2023
Construction contracts for 4 new tugs have been awarded by Gulf LNG Tugs of Brownsville, Texas to serve the Rio Grande LNG export facility (RGLNG). […]
Ten RAstar 3200-W ASD Tugs to be built for the Suez Canal Authority
September 19, 2023
Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce the award of a significant new contract with South Red Sea Shipyard (SRSS) in Egypt for the design […]
Royal Thai Navy takes delivery of RAmparts 3200-SD H.T.M.S. Ta Chai
August 31, 2023
Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce that after successful sea trials, H.T.M.S. Ta Chai was delivered to the owner, Royal Thai Navy on August […]
Robert Allan Ltd. to design a Methanol Hybrid Fuel Cell Tug for Svitzer
August 23, 2023
Svitzer and Robert Allan Ltd. have entered an agreement to design the world’s first Methanol Hybrid Fuel Cell (MHFC) tug. Utilizing a combination of batteries, […]
RAmparts 3700 Steel Cutting Ceremony
August 21, 2023
August 3rd, 2023 marked the start of steel cutting for the two Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAmparts 3700 ASD tugs for Rizhao Port, Shandong Province, […]
Cao Gang 30 and Cao Gang 31 RAmparts 3500 Tugs arrive at Caofeidian Port in Northern China
July 28, 2023
Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce that Cao Gang 30 and Cao Gang 31 were successfully delivered to the owner Caofeidian Port, in the […]