B.C. Tugboat News
New RAmparts 4300 ASD Tug Design for Guangzhou Port
Robert Allan Ltd. has been awarded a contract to design a new RAmparts 4300 ASD tug for Guangzhou Port. The vessel will mark the first Robert Allan Ltd.-designed tug to join Guangzhou Port’s fleet and will be constructed by Lianyungang Hongyun Industrial Co., Ltd....
2026 Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship Awards
The Trustees of the Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship Trust and Robert Allan Ltd. are very pleased to announce the award of the following scholarships for the 2026/2027 academic year. The awards have been made to the following outstanding students, chosen from a...
Campbell River’s Ocean Pacific Marine Awarded $74.7 Million RCMP Patrol Vessel Contract
Ocean Pacific Marine announced in July that it has been awarded a $74.7 million contractby the Government of Canada to design and buildthree Next Generation Police Coastal Patrol Vessels (NG-PCPV) for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's West Coast Marine Services. The...
Closing the Gap: Training the Next Wave of Marine Trades Workers
A new partnership on Vancouver Island is taking aim at a familiar problem across B.C.’s marine sector: not enough skilled tradespeople and not enough young workers entering the pipeline. In late April, Seaspan announced a multi-year investment of up to $3 million to...
Taking Care of the Atlantic Raven: A story of problem-solving and teamwork
By Kathi Springer Point Hope Maritime (Point Hope) recently had the privilege of responding to a docking request from Atlantic Towing Limited. They were looking for prompt service support for the Atlantic Raven, one of two offshore support vessels in B.C. on charter...
First Line of Defence on the Water: Seaforth’s Marine Environmental Mission
Seaforth Environmental Service Ltd. operates at the frontline of marine environmental protection in Vancouver Harbour, where industrial activity, vessel traffic, and sensitive ecosystems intersect daily. At the core of our operations is a primary focus: containing oil...
New RAmparts 4300 ASD Tug Design for Guangzhou Port
Robert Allan Ltd. has been awarded a contract to design a new RAmparts 4300 ASD tug for Guangzhou Port. The vessel will mark the first Robert Allan Ltd.-designed tug to join Guangzhou Port’s fleet and will be constructed by Lianyungang Hongyun Industrial Co., Ltd....
2026 Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship Awards
The Trustees of the Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship Trust and Robert Allan Ltd. are very pleased to announce the award of the following scholarships for the 2026/2027 academic year. The awards have been made to the following outstanding students, chosen from a...
Campbell River’s Ocean Pacific Marine Awarded $74.7 Million RCMP Patrol Vessel Contract
Ocean Pacific Marine announced in July that it has been awarded a $74.7 million contractby the Government of Canada to design and buildthree Next Generation Police Coastal Patrol Vessels (NG-PCPV) for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's West Coast Marine Services. The...
Closing the Gap: Training the Next Wave of Marine Trades Workers
A new partnership on Vancouver Island is taking aim at a familiar problem across B.C.’s marine sector: not enough skilled tradespeople and not enough young workers entering the pipeline. In late April, Seaspan announced a multi-year investment of up to $3 million to...
Taking Care of the Atlantic Raven: A story of problem-solving and teamwork
By Kathi Springer Point Hope Maritime (Point Hope) recently had the privilege of responding to a docking request from Atlantic Towing Limited. They were looking for prompt service support for the Atlantic Raven, one of two offshore support vessels in B.C. on charter...
First Line of Defence on the Water: Seaforth’s Marine Environmental Mission
Seaforth Environmental Service Ltd. operates at the frontline of marine environmental protection in Vancouver Harbour, where industrial activity, vessel traffic, and sensitive ecosystems intersect daily. At the core of our operations is a primary focus: containing oil...
