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

World’s Most Environmentally Friendly Tug Fleet Delivered to HaiSea Marine
April 29, 2024
With the recent arrival in British Columbia of HaiSea Warrior, the full fleet of LNG powered escort tugs and battery electric harbour tugs for Canada’s […]

Vancouver Proudly Welcomes its First Resident Battery Electric Tugs
April 22, 2024
Ceremonies and celebrations were recently held in Vancouver harbour for a pair of ElectRA 2300-SX battery electric tugs designed by Robert Allan Ltd. and built […]

First of its Kind TRAktor V3900-DF Launched at Uzmar Shipyard
April 17, 2024
On February 27th, 2024, the world’s first Voith propelled tractor tug with LNG dual fuel propulsion was successfully launched by Uzmar Shipyard in Istanbul, Turkey. […]

50th RAmparts 3200-CL Tug delivered by Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd.
March 19, 2024
With the successful delivery of the M.T. Joymoni to Mongla Port Authority, Bangladesh, Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd. has reached a significant milestone. This latest tug […]

First of Two 24 Metre Catamaran Dive Support Vessels delivered to ADNOC
January 29, 2024
Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce that ADNOC MD 01, the first of two sister ships, was successfully delivered to the owner Abu Dhabi […]

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). […]