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2025 Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship Awards
July 30, 2025
The Trustees of the Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship Trust and Robert Allan Ltd. are very pleased to announce the award of five scholarships for the […]

Battery Electric Tug for Tianjin Port
July 23, 2025
Robert Allan Ltd. has been awarded a contract to design an AmpRA 3600 tug for Tianjin Port in Northern China. The AmpRA 3600 series tug […]

First of RAstar 3200-W series tugboat delivered to Egyptian Navy
June 27, 2025
Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce that the RAS ALHEKMA terminal support/escort tug was successfully delivered to the Egyptian Navy in Alexandria, Egypt. The […]

Sister RAstar 3200-CL Tugs Set Sail for Coatzacoalcos, Mexico
June 4, 2025
Cheoy Lee Shipyards have recently said “Adios” to two RAstar 3200-CL tugs bound for Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. CMM Azteca and CMM Mexico will sail on their […]

Groundbreaking Fleet of 3000 DWT Hopper Barges
May 9, 2025
On May 7, 2025, the first in a groundbreaking fleet of 3,000-tonne deadweight hopper barges, designed by Robert Allan Ltd., was officially launched at Juruá […]

Powerful pair of RAmparts 3700 tugboats delivered to Rizhao Port in China
April 15, 2025
Robert Allan Ltd. is delighted to announce the successful delivery of the Ri Gang Tuo 32 and Ri Gang Tuo 33 to Rizhao Port in […]

RASCAL and ROWDY tugboats delivered to Brusco Tug & Barge
April 2, 2025
Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce the delivery of two very compact high bollard pull ship handling tugs. RASCAL and ROWDY were successfully delivered […]

AmpRA 3600 Battery Electric Tug Design for China
March 18, 2025
Robert Allan Ltd. has been awarded a contract to design an AmpRA 3600 battery-electric tug for Shandong Port Group – Rizhao Port Towing Company, in […]

Dual Fuel Voith Tractor Tug delivered to BOTAŞ Petroleum Pipeline Corporation
March 5, 2025
The 39-metre tug Silivri has been successfully delivered to The BOTAS Petroleum Pipeline Corporation in Turkiye. The TRAktor V3900-DF series tug was recently completed at […]

RAsalvor 6500 Steel Cutting Ceremony
February 27, 2025
On January 17, 2025, a steel cutting ceremony was held for a new RAsalvor 6500 at Rizhao GANGDA Shipbuilding (Shandong Port) in Shandong Province, China. […]