News
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Ted C. Litton – Another Z-Tech® Arrives
March 27, 2019
March 7, 2019, Gulf Island Shipyards completed the second of ten Z-Tech® 30-80 tugs, five of which were ordered by Suderman & Young Towing Company. […]
Robert Allan Ltd. Designs TundRA 3200 Icebreaking Tugboats for Alfons Håkans
March 11, 2019
Robert Allan Ltd. is very pleased to announce an important milestone having been selected the designer of new icebreaking tugs for Alfons Håkans, a major […]
SST Grizzly and SST Orca: RAstar 3200 Tugs Dazzle Guests at Blessing Ceremony
February 28, 2019
On the bright early evening of February 13, against a backdrop of freshly fallen snow on the local mountains, the two new RAstar 3200 escort […]
A Second Z-Tech® 6500 tug for ICDAS
February 28, 2019
In mid October 2018, ICDAS Turkey completed construction of its second Z-Tech® 6500 tug, the KARA YUSUF-2, which will operate in Çanakkale Turkey. After successful […]
Next Generation of Z-Tech® Tugs Arrive
February 5, 2019
At the end of 2018, Gulf Island Shipyards completed the first of ten Z-Tech® 30-80 tugs, five of which were ordered by Bay Houston Towing […]
RAmparts 2500-CL Ship handling Tug Hinewai Arrives in Her Home Port in New Zealand
January 31, 2019
Hinewai, a RAmparts 2500-CL ship handling tug, arrived in her home port of Timaru on the South Island of New Zealand on January 11th after […]
Unique ASD 40-35 Pilotage & Towing Vessels Launched
January 23, 2019
The new Jingang Lun 31 and Jingang Lun 32, a unique pair of combined towing and pilotage vessels, constructed by Zhenjiang Shipyard of China were […]
Dual Fuel RAstar 3800-DF Tug Launched
January 18, 2019
Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard has recently launched a dual fuel RAstar 3800-DF tug at their yard in Zhenjiang, China. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd., this tug […]
Engineers in Motion – Ehab Said, P.Eng.
January 14, 2019
Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce that Mr. Ehab Said has earned his accreditation as a Registered Professional Engineer with Engineers and Geoscientists British […]
Z-Tech® 5000 Port/Terminal Ship-handling Tug Guilin Splashes Down in Style
December 20, 2018
In late November, South China Towing Co. Ltd. took delivery of the Z-Tech® 5000 tug Guilin, built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd. The Z-Tech® design […]