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Robert Allan Ltd. Designs for New Fleet of Pusher Tugs & Barges for Louis Dreyfus Company in Brazil
March 13, 2017
A modern fleet of pusher tugs and barges for Louis Dreyfus Company, a leading global merchant and processor of agricultural goods have recently begun construction […]
A New Tug Class… the RAmparts 2300-MM for Med Marine
March 6, 2017
A newly designed variant of the popular RAmparts series of tugs from Robert Allan Ltd.; a RAmparts 2300-MM will commence construction very soon. This design […]
ART Trident – The First US Built Rotortug®
February 8, 2017
The first US-built Rotortug® – ART Trident has undergone trials and is now in service. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd., and designated as an ART […]
Robert Allan Ltd. celebrates 87 for 87!
January 20, 2017
For Robert Allan Ltd. 2017 marks our 87th consecutive year in business. That particular anniversary, though laudable in any business, didn’t hold much import for […]
Ningbo Port to Build RAstar 3800-DF
December 20, 2016
Robert Allan Ltd.’s new RAstar 3800-DF class dual-fuel (LNG-MDO) tug for Ningbo Port Company is currently in the shipyard tendering stage, representing a key milestone […]
Robert Allan Ltd. RAmparts 2400-W Class Tugs Bring Exceptional Performance to Spanish Tug Operations
December 16, 2016
Robert Allan Ltd.’s high performance RAmparts 2400-W design has recently gained prominent acceptance in Spain with the 2016 deliveries of two vessels by Astilleros Armon […]
Signet Shipbuilding Delivers Latest Robert Allan Ltd. RApport 2400 to E.N. Bisso & Son Inc.
December 15, 2016
RApport 2400 The GLADYS B, Robert Allan Ltd.’s newest RApport 2400 class tugboat design, was successfully launched and christened on October 12, 2016 in Pascagoula, […]
Engineers in Motion – Toshio Ouchi, P.Eng.
December 9, 2016
Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce that Toshio Ouchi, an integral part of the Marine Engineering team at Robert Allan Ltd., has been awarded […]
Another RAmparts 3300 Class ASD Tug from Robert Allan Ltd. for China
December 8, 2016
The Cao Gang 26 is a new RAmparts 3300 ASD tug designed by Robert Allan Ltd., constructed at JiangSu Zhenjiang Shipyard (Group) Co. Ltd. in […]