Celebrating 75 Years of Ship Design
In 2005, Robert Allan Ltd will celebrate its 75th year of continuous business as a firm of Consulting Naval Architects. From its base in Vancouver, the company serves the international marine community with a wide range of specialized workboat designs, as it has done since its inception, through three generations of family ownership. The company has experienced considerable growth in the past decade, and currently has more than 30 vessels to its designs under construction around the world, including a myriad of high-performance tugboats of all types, fireboats, crewboats, patrol craft, ferries, and barges. The following are some highlights of current Robert Allan Ltd. projects that will be delivered in the early months of 2005.
Towing Solutions Awards Tractor of the Year Award
For 2006, Towing Solutions awarded the Tractor of the Year award to the 5,080 hp “reverse tractor” (ASD) Dolphin Class designed by Robert Allan Ltd. These boats are owned and operated by Foss Maritime Co. of Seattle, Wash. When Foss Maritime considered adding more tractors to their fleet, they first evaluated the vessels in their current fleet in an attempt to identify additional potential towing requirements in the various Ports that they serve. They quickly recognized that the twin 8,000 hp Voith Schneider true tractors that they have in Puget Sound more than meet that area’s high speed escort needs. In San Francisco they also have twin 6,250 Hp. Z-Drive reverse tractors (Foss refers to them as ASDs) that also more than meet the escorting requirements of that Port.
Foss Maritime Takes Delivery of New Tug
Coast ports. designer, and builder alike. by Robert Allan Ltd. in Rainier, Oregon. The tug is essentially identical to her cousin Mikioi, delivered in 2004. feedback from crews on Mikioi. casings, vent intakes, and a small day-room and lavatory for the crew. illustrated on the General Arrangement Drawing attached. In addition to the overall contract design package, Robert Allan Ltd. the complete production engineering package for the shipyard. this series of tugs was developed in ShipConstructor software, and used for NC cutting of all steel parts.
