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Kotug Canada Holds Keel Laying Ceremony For 2XRASALVOR 4400 DFM Methanol Fuelled Tugs For The Trans Mountain Expansion Project
On 8 May 2024, KOTUG Canada Inc., a partnership between KOTUG International B.V. and Horizon Maritime Inc., held a keel laying ceremony for two RAsalvor 4400-DFM dual fuel methanol escort tugs – Robert Allan Ltd. design – to service the Trans …
May 14, 2024 / Curious
Med Marine selects Kongsberg Maritime thrusters for six stern-drive tugs for Tunisian port authority
Kongsberg Maritime will supply a pair of its US205 FP azimuth thrusters for each of the 28-metre vessels, giving bollard pull of 60 tons per vessel Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to supply azimuth thrusters to Turkish shipbuilder Med Marine to …
May 10, 2024 / Vessels
First of Two 24 Metre Catamaran Dive Support Vessels delivered to ADNOC
Robert Allan Ltd. has announced that ADNOC MD 01, the first of two sister ships, was successfully delivered to the owner Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in the United Arab Emirates. The newly completed catamaran Dive Support Vessels were built …
Jan 30, 2024 / Vessels
Sanmar delivers Canada’s first LNG-powered tug to HaiSea Marine
HAISEA KERMODE is Canada’s first LNG-fuelled tugboat and will soon be joined by its sister tug HAISEA WARRIOR to form a fleet of five with three Sanmar-built electric-powered emissions-free ElectRA harbour tugs. Based on the RAstar 4000 DF design …
Dec 12, 2023 / Curious
Two electric “Tugs of the Future” from Sanmar Shipyards undergoing sea trials
The new generation, environmentally-friendly tugs are based on the exclusive ElectRA 2300SX design from leading naval architects Robert Allan Ltd (RAL), and are the result of close co-operation between RAL, SAAM Towage and SANMAR at every stage of …
Nov 3, 2023 / Curious
Robert Allan Ltd. designs a New Pusher Tug for Hidrovias do Brasil S.A.
Two modern pusher tugs for Hidrovias do Brasil S.A., built in Türkiye to a customized design from Robert Allan Ltd. of Vancouver, Canada. have begun operation in Brazil. The tugs will push barges containing bulk products in the Amazon River system. …
Oct 12, 2023 / Vessels
Med Marine Successfully Delivered the MED-A2360 RAmparts 2300 Series Tugboat to Arrendadora Continental
Med Marine, a leading provider of high-quality tugboats and workboats, has announced the successful delivery of the Med-A2360 class Robert Allan RAstar 2360 design tugboat to Arrendadora Continental, S.A. Arrendadora Continental, S.A. chosed Med …
Oct 10, 2023 / Curious
First of TRAnsverse series tugs launched at Sanmar Shipyards Tuzla
A new tugboat hailed as the next generation of multi-purpose tugs, has been launched at Sanmar Shipyards Tuzla in Türkiye. With an overall length of 25.8m, moulded beam of 12.0m, moulded depth of 4.5m and a maximum draft of 6.3m TRAnsverse Tug can …
Sep 5, 2023 / Curious
Royal Wagenborg adds another tugboat built by UZMAR Shipyard with 80-ton bollard pull and 32-meter L.O.A to the fleet in North Netherlands
The Robert Allan design ASD 3280 tug which Royal Wagenborg purchased in mid-June is renamed ‘Waterland‘ and has arrived in Eemshaven a few days ago. Together with her sister ship ‘Waterlines‘ purchased from UZMAR last year, the ‘Waterland‘ with her …
Sep 1, 2023 / Vessels
Robert Allan to design a Methanol Hybrid Fuel Cell Tug for Svitzer
Svitzer and Robert Allan Ltd. have entered an agreement to design the world’s first Methanol Hybrid Fuel Cell (MHFC) tug. Utilizing a combination of batteries, fuel cells and gensets, this tug will operate completely free of diesel fuel, and …
Aug 25, 2023 / Curious