Robert Allan Ltd.
Robert Allan Ltd is Canada`s oldest firm of Consulting Naval Architects. RAL serves an international Client base, providing design and engineering services for a wide array of specialized workboats.- Phone: 604-736-9466
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Realizing Virtual Reality in Newbuild Process
Imagine exploring your vessel years before its keel is even laid. What was once a fantasy is now a possibility thanks to VR (virtual reality) technology.How does one get the true sense of scale, perspective, and immersion inherent to being on board a ârealâ vessel by looking at a 2D drawing or 3D CAD model? You simply canât. Thereâs no substitute for the real thing but VR gets you as close as possible with little relative effort and a lot more flexibility.
Steel Cut for Canada-bound Double Hull Oil Barge
On October 10, 2019 the steel cutting ceremony took place at Jiangsu Jinling Shipyard, Co. Ltd. in Yizheng, China (a subsidiary of the Nanjing Jinling Shipyard) for four oil/deck cargo barges being constructed for the Government of the Northwest Territories in Northern Canada.Steel blocks will be constructed at the Yizheng shipyard and then barged approx. 50 kilometers up the Yangtze River to Nanjing Jinling Shipyard for final assembly.
New RAL TRAktor 3000-Z for Bukser og Berging
Robert Allan Ltd. has completed the design of a new TRAktor 3000-Z escort tug for Bukser og Berging of Lysaker, Norway who have placed an order for two of the vessels with Sanmar Shipyards of Turkey. The design was developed working closely with both Bukser og Berging and Sanmar to arrive at a design achieving not only the Ownerâs requirements but also suiting Sanmarâs tug building practice. Bukser og Berging already operates several Robert Allan Ltd.
Robert Allan Ltd.: The Evolution of Marine Design
As the 90th anniversary of Robert Allan Ltd. approaches it is quite timely to address the development of Robert Allanâs designs as the years passed by and technology changed.When the first Robert Allan came out to Canada at the end of the First War he was a trained naval architect experienced in the design of rivetted steel ships. With the end of the war and the curtailment of Government support of shipbuilding new steel ships built in BC became very rare.
Hybrid Icebreaker Tug VILJA Named
The most powerful ice-breaking tug of this size, TundRA 3600-H (Hybrid) tug VILJA was christened in the Port of Luleå, Sweden.The 36-metre tug is yet another significantâŚ
Turkish Yard to Build New Ice Class Tug Design
Med Marine based in Istanbul signed a newbuilding contract with Danish operator, Svitzer for two icebreaking tugboats. The design is new in Med Marineâs portfolio, the TundRA 3000 concept a design from Robert Allan Ltd. Once delivered, the vessels will operate across Scandinavia, predominantly serving ports in Denmark and Sweden.The tugs are designed for operations in the full range of ice conditionsâŚ
18 Meter Fire-Floats for Bangladesh
Robert Allan Ltd. has delivered a design of two unique fire-floats to Khulna Shipyard Ltd in Bangladesh. The boats will measure 18.9 m x 5.3 m with a special hard chine semi-displacement hull designed for river service and fitted with twin open style skegs for debris protection. The all aluminum hulls will be powered by two 560 kW 6135SFM85 John Deere main engines for a speed of 20 knots. ReductionâŚ
New Pusher Tugs for Hidrovias do Brasil
Hidrovias do Brasil S.A. has started operating two new pusher tugs custom-designed by Vancouver, Canada based Robert Allan Ltd, pushing barges containing bulk products along the Amazon River system. This HB PIRARARA shallow-draft pusher tug and sister vessel HB PIRARUCU have a Robert allan RApide 4000-Z3 tug design and were constructed by Estaleiro Rio Maguari in Belem, Brazil.Computational Fluid DynamicsâŚ
ESG Launches Z-Drive Tug for Bisso Offshore
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. has announced the launching of the first of two (2) 80â 5,100 HP Z-Drive Tugs. The C.D. WHITE for Bisso Offshore, LLC, a division of E.N. Bisso & Son, Inc., launched on August 22, 2019. A RAL RApport 2400 Z-Drive Ship-handling Tug design was provided by Robert Allan Ltd located in Vancouver, Canada. The C.D. White is currently under construction at Easternâs Allanton facility, along with a sister vessel, the A. THOMAS HIGGINS. The C.D.
MN100: Robert Allan Ltd.
Prominent on this year's prestigous MarineNews MN100 list is Robert Allan Ltd. Robert Allan Ltd. is a recognized world leader in innovative Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering with a particular focus on harbor and seagoing tugs, shallow draft towing vessels and fireboats for major world ports. Robert Allan Ltd. has won many awards for their design work from a variety of publications and other organizations.The Company:Robert Allan Ltd.
RAL Intros Rapid Fire-Fighting Vessel
A new 16m uncrewed fire-fighting vessel in Robert Allan Ltd, the RALamander series is designed to attack fires quickly & powerfully in busy ports without riskingâŚ
RAL, MTU Team Up on LNG Pushboat
Natural gas is quickly becoming the âfuel of choiceâ for the maritime industry, not only for its potential in reducing environmentally hazardous gas emissions, but also for its reduced cost when compared to other fossil fuel-based alternatives.For natural gas to become a preferred marine fuel, its availability needs to improve, and this fact alone has hindered its growth in some parts of the world.
PSA Marine Takes Delivery of Dual Fuel Tug
Singapore container terminal PSA Marine has taken delivery of a dual fuel ship-handling tug from local builder PaxOcean Shipyard.Named PSA Aspen, the Robert AllanâŚ
Port of Luleå 36m Hybrid Icebreaker Tug Delivered
The powerful 36 meter hybrid icebreaker tug Vilja was delivered to her Owner, Port of Luleå, on June 26th, 2019 at Gondan Shipyard in Spain. On July 4th, Vilja arrived in Luleå and the crew was very satisfied with the first sailing experience and tug performance on the journey home. The vessel will soon be used for ice management, firefighting and navigation aids service duties in the Port of LuleåâŚ
Two RAstar 3200 Vessels Christened in HK
Hongkong Salvage & Towage, a division of HUD Group, has added two new high-performance tugs to their fleet.A press release from Robert Allan Ltd.(RAL) said that RAstar 3200 vesselsâŚ
Robert Allan to Design Canadian Navy Tugs
Robert Allan Ltd. announced that they have been awarded the contract from Ocean Industries Inc., a related corporation of Ocean Group Inc., to design a new generation of Ship Handling tugs to be built at the Ocean Industries Inc. shipyard at L'Isle-aux-Coudres, Quebec for the Royal Canadian Navy. Four tugs are to be built, with two delivered to each of Canadaâs major naval bases, at Esquimalt, BC and HalifaxâŚ
RAL Designs New Tugs for Ocean Group
Canadian naval architectural firm Robert Allan (RAL) announced they have been awarded the contract from Ocean Industries to design a new generation of Ship HandlingâŚ
SST Tsimshian Warrior Blessed
SAAM SMIT Canada Inc. (SST Canada) held a blessing ceremony for a new RAstar 3200-W escort tug named SST Tsimshian Warrior built by Turkeyâs UZMAR Shipyard.This new Robert Allan Ltd.
Sanmar Begins Construction of New RASTAR
Canada's oldest privately owned consulting Naval Architectural firm Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) announced that Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey started the construction ofâŚ
Third RAmparts 2400-W Tugboat Lima Delivered
Jiangsu Wuxi Shipyard delivered the ship-assist tug Lima, a Robert Allan Ltd. RAmparts 2400-W design to TRAMARSA in Peru recently. The new vessel is named after the Lima Civilization, which was established long before the Inca Empire and is also the name of the capital and largest city in Peru today. Lima is a sister of her precursors Chincha and Tupaq which were delivered by the same builder in 2016.The Particulars of tugboat Lima:Length Overall: 24.40 mBeamâŚ