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B.C. Tugboat News
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...
HaiSea Marine tugboats escort Canada’s first global LNG export
HaiSea Marine tugboats were at the ready to escort the GasLog Glasgow tanker as it set out from LNG Canada in Kitimat, B.C. carrying the first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be exported from Canada. The LNG shipment represents a pivotal moment for the...
The New Age of Small Electric Commercial Vessels
In British Columbia’s coastal waters, a quiet revolution is underway. The once-familiar rumble of diesel engines on workboats and pilot vessels is giving way to the soft whirl of electric motors. A new age of small electric commercial vessels is dawning, led by...
