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B.C. Tugboat News
Precision Meets Power: Arrow Marine Unveils New Machine Shop on B.C.’s Coast
Arrow Marine is proud to announce that its new on-site machine shop is now fully operational, marking a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to expand services and deliver industry-leading support to the marine sector across British Columbia’s coast. The...
Canada’s Most Powerful Escort Tugs Set to Redefine Tanker Support
By Robert Allan Ltd. As maritime safety and environmental accountability take center stage in global shipping, the launch of SD Aisemaht, the first RAsalvor 4400-DFM, is a major step in escort and rescue towage. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd. for KOTUG Canada and...
Wilson Sons launches new facilities at its Training Centre, featuring a manoeuvre simulator, and at its Towage Operations Centre
With over 187 years of experience, Wilson Sons opened new facilities yesterday (September 25th) at its Training Centre, now located at Edifício Palazzo, on Avenida Ana Costa in Santos (São Paulo), featuring an upgraded tugboat manoeuvre simulator. This simulator will...
Seaspan Energy & Anew Climate partner to deliver lower carbon marine fuel
Seaspan Energy (Seaspan) and Anew Climate (Anew) have entered into a strategic agreement to offer delivery of renewable liquefied natural gas (R-LNG) to customers on the North American West Coast. As part of the service offering, Anew will supply renewable natural gas...
2025 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 five scholarships for the 2025/2026 academic year. Awards have been made to the following outstanding students, chosen from a highly competitive...
Battery Electric Tug for Tianjin Port
Robert Allan Ltd. has been awarded a contract to design an AmpRA 3600 tug for Tianjin Port in Northern China. The AmpRA 3600 series tug will be constructed at Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard (Group) Co. Ltd. This builds on a successful conventional propulsion design for...
