B.C. Tugboat News
Two RAL-designed tugs delivered in Taiwan
Two tugboats designed by Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL), Mailiao 1505 and Mailiao 1506, have been delivered to the Formosa Plastic Corp. in Taiwan by PaxOcean Engineering Pte. Ltd. The vessels were delivered in December and will be operated by the Mailiao Harbour...
Oldest wooden tugboat in B.C. dismantled
Completed in 1905, the MV Sea Lion is the oldest wooden tugboat in B.C., but it will soon be scrapped over environmental concerns. The 116-year-old vessel has sat derelict in Maple Bay for the last five years after the death of its previous owner. It was deemed an...
BC Ferries’ sixth Island Class ferry arrives in Victoria
BC Ferries’ Island Class project marks a major milestone when the sixth vessel in the Island Class series arrived in Victoria, British Columbia in December. Island 6, as it is temporarily named, departed Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania on October 11 under its own...
SVITZER ACQUIRES TWO MED-A2885 RAstar 2800 SERIES TUGBOATS FROM MED MARINE TO STRENGTHEN ITS SUEZ CANAL FLEET
Svitzer has announced extending the current contract with the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) to provide services and Med Marine will supply two Robert Allan Ltd-designed MED-A 2885 series RAstar 2800 tugs with firefighting and escort notations, delivering 75 tons of...
Two RAL-designed tugs delivered in Taiwan
Two tugboats designed by Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL), Mailiao 1505 and Mailiao 1506, have been delivered to the Formosa Plastic Corp. in Taiwan by PaxOcean Engineering Pte. Ltd. The vessels were delivered in December and will be operated by the Mailiao Harbour...
Oldest wooden tugboat in B.C. dismantled
Completed in 1905, the MV Sea Lion is the oldest wooden tugboat in B.C., but it will soon be scrapped over environmental concerns. The 116-year-old vessel has sat derelict in Maple Bay for the last five years after the death of its previous owner. It was deemed an...
BC Ferries’ sixth Island Class ferry arrives in Victoria
BC Ferries’ Island Class project marks a major milestone when the sixth vessel in the Island Class series arrived in Victoria, British Columbia in December. Island 6, as it is temporarily named, departed Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania on October 11 under its own...
SVITZER ACQUIRES TWO MED-A2885 RAstar 2800 SERIES TUGBOATS FROM MED MARINE TO STRENGTHEN ITS SUEZ CANAL FLEET
Svitzer has announced extending the current contract with the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) to provide services and Med Marine will supply two Robert Allan Ltd-designed MED-A 2885 series RAstar 2800 tugs with firefighting and escort notations, delivering 75 tons of...
