Design News
The following press releases highlight recent vessel deliveries from Robert Allan Ltd. designs, and announcements concerning major new projects
Cheoy Lee Joins the Robert Allan Ltd. “Century Club”
May 20, 2016
On April 26, 2016, Cheoy Lee Shipyards launched the 100th vessel it has built to a Robert Allan Ltd. design, becoming the second shipyard worldwide […]
New RAmparts 2400-W Tug Chincha Launched
May 19, 2016
In the early morning of April 26, 2016, a new high-performance ASD tug designed by Robert Allan Ltd. was launched in Jiangsu Province, China for […]
Pelindo III to receive 15 Robert Allan Ltd. RAzer series ship-handling tugs in Indonesia
March 17, 2016
In early 2015, Robert Allan Ltd., Naval Architects of Vancouver, Canada was awarded a contract to provide 4 customized versions of its distinctive RAzer series […]
Robert Allan Ltd. Designs for New Pushboats and Barges for Cargill Transportation’s Amazon River Service
March 16, 2016
Construction of a fleet of Robert Allan Ltd. designed pushboats and barges for Cargill Transportation is nearing completion, with delivery expected at the end of […]
Robert Allan Ltd. and Sanmar introduce the new VectRA series of Voith tractor tugs
March 7, 2016
The new and innovative VectRA 3000 Class Tug is a high performance VSP Tractor tug designed by Robert Allan Ltd in close collaboration with Turkish […]
A new class of RAstar escort tugs initiated by Sanmar and Robert Allan Ltd.
February 19, 2016
Sanmar A.Ş. delivered the Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAstar 3200W escort tugs Civitavecchia and Saraceno Primo to Italian tugboat operator Italtugs S.p.A. to close out […]
Iron Guppy – a new Robert Allan Ltd. ice-breaking tug taking shape for Ports Toronto
February 18, 2016
The Iron Guppy, a new custom 20 metre (65′) ice breaking tug designed by Robert Allan Ltd of Vancouver is taking shape at Hike Metal […]
RAmparts Series tugs under construction in China
February 17, 2016
Visit to Jiangsu Robert Allan Ltd. has been hard at work in the Chinese market for the last few years, not only for various shipyard […]
Robert Allan Ltd. to design a new dual-fuel tug for Ningbo Port
November 27, 2015
Image thanks to Tyler Haglund under creative commons 2.0 On October 21st, Robert Allan Ltd. was awarded a contract by Ningbo Port Company Ltd. in […]