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rollie joined robert allan ltd in 2008 and assumed duties as senior vice president in 2015 .
grant attended douglas college and simon fraser university. prior to joining robert allan, he worked for brandlmayr marine ltd. spencer boats ltd, and shore boats ltd .
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ssi client robert allan ltd. (ral) has recently announced that it has designed over 1000 tugboats .
you can read more about the history of robert allan ltd. here: the place that launched a thousand tugs
every week, somewhere in the world, at least one new vessel designed by robert allan ltd. enters service .
congratulations to robert allan ltd. for this milestone. we look forward to seeing your company design another 1000 tugs !
ssi congratulates robert allan ltd. on being like helen of troy in greek mythology, responsible for launching a 1000 ships .
in addition to a representative from robert allan ltd. serving on our industry advisory board, name is also proud to have among its teaching team rob allan (the third). the current executive chairman of robert allan ltd. , allan is a guest lecturer who helps teach our name 591 (computer - aided ship design project) course .
he joined robert allan ltd. in 2003. prior to that, he worked as a naval architect at incat designs in sydney australia .
the company’s growth has accelerated since the turn of the millennium—a period in which robert allan ltd. started using ssi’s autocad based shipconstructor cad / cam software. while most of robert allan’s clients choose to do their own detailing of the design packages, when robert allan ltd. itself performs engineering services, its software tool of choice is shipconstructor. jim hyslop. robert allan’s ltd. ’s manager of project development estimates that the company has used shipconstructor on approximately 100 projects and countless ral clients are also ssi software users .
robert allan ltd. believes in respect – respect for our clients, our employees, our associates and our suppliers. it is a cornerstone of our corporate culture .
grant joined robert allan in 1995 as senior naval architect and currently is the manager, design services .
robert allan ltd. , canada’s most senior consulting naval architectural firm, and a member of name’s industry advisory board, recently announced that it has designed over 1000 tugboats .
more details about the the dux first of robert allan ltd. ’s rastar 4000 - df class dual - fuel extreme escort tugs delivered to østensjø rederi as can be found here :
canadian naval architect robert allan ltd (ral) is once again demonstrating a global presence with news taking us from the usa to chile, australia, singapore, indonesia, dubai and mauritius .
, robert allan ltd. ’s 1000th ship looks like something out of a science - fiction novel. the title of 1000th tug – or as the firm dubs it “kilotug” –, was awarded to the rastar 4000 - df
vince is the vice president for engineering at robert allan ltd. he has over 20 years of experience in the marine engineering sector, developing a wide range of surface and sub - surface vessels. at robert allan ltd he is responsible for directing all marine engineering related activities including the finite element analysis (fea) and computational fluid dynamics (cfd) advanced analysis groups. he is also a senior project director and the director of research & development .
for more information about career opportunities at robert allan ltd. , please contact apply @ urltoken or call 1 - 604 - 736 - 9466. if you are a student, see for students for details of our work term positions and scholarship program .
robert allan ltd. is a firm of internationally - recognized naval architects in vancouver, canada. since 1930, we have built a reputation for innovative designs for vessels of almost all types, from high - performance tugs to ferries to sophisticated research vessels .
vince holds a b. a. sc. in mechanical engineering from ubc (1989) and an m. a. sc. in mechanical engineering (aerodynamics / controls) from ubc in 1999. he has been with robert allan ltd since 2001 .
derek joined robert allan in 1993 as a marine technologist. prior to that he was a naval architect in ferry construction and worked as a design engineer .
robert allan ltd. has an experienced, professional staff of naval architects and marine engineers capable of tackling the most innovative and unusual design challenges. with a legacy of more than eight decades of design experience, there are very few vessel types in our field of work which have not already been developed in some form and which exist in our files at least as a basic reference. from initial concept studies to highly detailed production design work, the team at robert allan ltd. has the experience, capabilities and capacity necessary for any commercial ship design project .
due to continual interest in the company’s history, a search was begun in late 2016 to review company archives to discover just how many tugboats had been designed since robert allan ltd. ’s founding in 1930. identifying the “first” tugboat designed by robert allan ltd. proved to be a difficult task, as records from the company’s inception consist mostly of incomplete sets of original drawings rather than written records. however, resident historian rollie webb was able to track down and identify records of what is believed to be the firm’s very first tug; designed in 1934 by the first robert allan (grandfather of the current executive chairman of the board), the weaver lake, was a “shallow draft towboat” built for a captain e. c. merchant .
gathered here is a selection of recent print editorial about robert allan ltd. , our people, and our services. if you are aware of any published articles not shown below but which could be, please contact us at 1 - 604 - 736 - 9466 or by email at info @ urltoken .
robert f. (bob) allan joined his father in the practice in 1945. the business grew steadily and was instrumental in the development of specialized tugs and barges for the burgeoning forestry and mining industries along the b. c. coast, and for many unique shallow - draft vessels for canada’s remote northland. incorporated as robert allan ltd. in 1962, the company continued to expand and achieved international recognition for the high standards and performance of its many unique and specialized designs .
as is evident in the comparison between the weaver lake and the dux, much has changed in the design of ships since robert allan ltd. ’s inception over 80 years ago. since the firm’s humble beginnings, it has expanded significantly and has earned both national and worldwide reputation for its innovative ship designs .
by: robert g. allan, p. eng. executive chairman of the board interestingly many of those early tugs, including the weaver lake, were shallow draft designs, [ … ]
the business of designing ships is an extremely challenging and rewarding professional career. for naval architects and marine / mechanical engineers, the opportunity to work on the design of a diverse and exciting array of vessel types at robert allan ltd. provides different challenges every day. the company works hard at ensuring that every staff member can rise to their full potential, encouraging extra skills development and professional engineering registration along the way .
robert allan married martha haswell wood (1849 - 1926) in april 1869. martha allan was said in her obituary to have “an amiable and loving character which endeared her to all” 1. the couple had 6 daughters and 2 sons, born between 1870 and 1890. their younger son, jack, was killed during the first world war. for many years the family lived in the house, glenmore, in opawa, until it was sold to a relation of mrs allan’s in 1902. mr and mrs allan were living at 104 merivale lane at the time of their deaths. they are buried in the bromley cemetery .
robert allan was born in nelson in 1847. he and his family moved to wellington and then in 1851 to port levy, settling in lyttelton three years later. at the age of 15, allan was apprenticed to the firm of j. t. peacock and co. , and he remained with its successor, c. w. turner until he established his own bootmaking business, lightband, allan and co. in the 1870s. in 1889, allan became a partner and director in the company skelton, frostick and co. ltd, boot and shoe manufacturers and importers, and grindery merchants. in 1895, his firm built in hereford street what was said to be the largest boot factory in the colony. the company manufactured zealandia boots and its operations extended throughout new zealand, from whangarei to riverton .
robert allan ltd. is iso 9001: 2008 certified, and quality is the primary objective in everything we do. our quality assurance program is one of continuous improvement and we encourage all employees to provide regular input and feedback. we look to those who procure our services and particularly those officers and crew members who work aboard the vessels we design to provide us with critical feedback through our new radius feature to ensure that we are serving our clients to the very best of our abilities .
any company is only as good as its people. at robert allan ltd. , we take great pride in the entire team that works hard in our office every day to provide the high standards of ship design work required, frequently with extremely demanding schedules. we aim to provide a healthy, invigorating and stimulating professional workplace environment for all our staff and we encourage their ongoing professional growth and development, all with the aim of creating the best designs possible for our valued clients. see careers and our commitments .
robert allan ltd. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. no employee or applicant for employment will be treated less favourably on the grounds of their disability, race, colour, religion, political belief, place of origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, marital or family status, or on the basis of any other ground enumerated at law. this policy is truly reflected in the makeup of our talented staff… a veritable united nations of canadians, working together as a strong and committed team .
in november 1905, robert allan was appointed, along with g. s. munro, executive commissioner for the new zealand international exhibition to be held in christchurch the following year. his previous experience in running industrial exhibitions in the city made him an obvious choice. when the exhibition regulations were passed in may 1906, munro was named as chairman and allan as vice - chairman of the commissioners. in august 1906, however, allan resigned, citing ill health. according to the local press, his resignation was caused by munro’s tyrannical behaviour and his refusal to allow local committee members any say in decisions about the administration of the exhibition. mr allan, they wrote, was at the end of his tether and, rather than continue to fight over every issue, simply withdrew from the fray. as he lived for another 20 years and reached the age of 81 years, allan’s “ill health” was clearly not a long term issue. with his level of experience in organising exhibitions, it would not be surprising if allan found munro’s dictatorial approach extremely frustrating. whatever the reason, he clearly decided in august that the exhibition could go ahead without his further involvement. in any case, according to former mayor, c. m. gray, his tact and experience had already assured the success of the project .
carolyn is a chartered professional accountant and holds an honours bachelor of commerce from laurentian university. carolyn joined robert allan in 2015. she has over 12 years of experience in the architecture and engineering industry. as controller, carolyn is responsible for the management of finance, administration and human resources, including the development and maintenance of relationships with legal and accounting firms, banks and insurers .
records from the early days are difficult to track down but it is believed that the first tug designed by the first robert allan (grandfather of the current executive chairman of the board) was in 1934. since then, the company has grown significantly and has achieved a worldwide reputation for its innovative tugboat designs. to produce these designs, during the course of the company’s long history it has continued to embrace advanced technology as it has transitioned from pencil and paper to now using a variety of sophisticated software tools .
the business was founded in 1930 when robert allan commenced private practice as a consulting naval architect after serving as technical manager of a local major shipyard. a 1907 graduate naval architect from the university of glasgow, he was responsible for numerous enduring designs produced for the growing british columbia fishing fleet and coastal ferry services, among others. his reputation for quality designs was enhanced by the notable, classic ocean - going motor yachts meander (1934) and fifer (1939), both of which are still in active service on the pacific coast .
allan was also involved in a variety of other business ventures. he was a director of the kaiapoi woollen mills and of the christchurch steam and tramway company, a founder of the terawera sawmill in little river and he served on both the lyttelton harbour and the heathcote road boards. a keen rower and sailor in his younger days, allan was one of the earliest members and the first treasurer of christchurch’s union rowing club. he had always owned rural land in canterbury and later in life, he and his two sons became involved in various farming ventures, at cattle peaks in the glenmark area, in north auckland, whangarei county and on the wairoa river. allan was staying at nukatawhiti, his son’s sheep station in northland, at the time of his death, when his assets were valued at over £12, 000 .
local businessman robert allan was keenly interested in the growth and development of local industry in new zealand. he was a founder member and the first president (1879 - 1881) of the industrial association of canterbury and in 1895, he was elected a life member of the organisation. he presided over the first christchurch industrial exhibition, held in the drillshed in 1880, was on the committee of the 1883 exhibition, and was chairman of the finance committee for the 1895 exhibition. in 1900, he was president of both the industrial association and of the 1900 jubilee exhibition committee .
we offer independent professional marine design and consulting services, supported by the latest in computer - aided design technology .
we are strongly committed to ensuring that all vessels built to our designs offer the highest standards of safety and operational integrity for their owners and for the crews that work on them .
our many years of creative design experience is reflected in an extremely large portfolio of vessel designs, each tailored specifically to the defined needs of our clients. from the simplest barge to highly complex ships, we can offer a rigorous design solution. contact us to get your project started .
this company has a hard - earned and much valued reputation for the integrity of the manner in which it conducts its business; how it treats its clients, its sub - contractors and its employees. we work continuously at maintaining that reputation .
our projects offer challenging, cutting - edge work and this supports and encourages the professional growth and development of our employees. senior staff provide training and mentoring to the project team members on a regular basis. the company also sponsors more formal training in the way of lunch - and - learn sessions with major suppliers, specific technical courses, seminars and attendance at relevant industry trade shows .
our office is centrally and conveniently located just outside the downtown core of vancouver .
mike is a 1995 graduate of the university of new south wales in australia, with a bachelor of engineering in naval architecture .
mike is responsible for corporate direction, business development, management of senior project managers, and project priorities, schedules and profitability .
derek noon has spent 30 years in the shipbuilding and ship design industry. he has worked on a wide variety of vessels in various roles, including project manager, machinery designer and piping systems designer. derek has worked with government agencies on a number of high profile projects. he has extensive experience working on local and international projects in the areas of machinery and piping systems design .
derek holds a diploma of mechanical engineering from the department of technical education from the government of western australia (1990), and a certificate in mechanical engineering from fremantle college in western australia (1987) .
rollie has over 40 years of experience in marine engineering, starting out in ship operations as a marine engineer at sea, followed by 32 years of shipyard experience in canada and the us in ship repair and ship construction, including production, project, general and executive management roles. he also has extensive experience in the operation, repair and construction of icebreakers .
grant specializes in establishing procedures to achieve maximum consistency and accuracy in ship design practices, and establishing benchmarks and procedures for monitoring improvements in drawing office productivity. he assists the company principals and other managers in the development, organization and maintenance of standardized materials for design tasks .
you can also learn about our naval architecture, engineering, administration, and “sage” teams. for more information on staff appointments, see news .
we are extremely proud of the diverse range of specialized craft designed by this firm throughout its long and successful history .
the scope of services offered ranges from concept studies through complete design documentation for contract bidding and classification society approval, to production working drawings and procurement support. use of the latest in cadd technologies expedites and improves the accuracy of every aspect of the ship design process .
. if you have a new or existing marine operation with a design challenge, we would be pleased to discuss your needs and put our imagination to work on your behalf. when you are ready to discuss a new design project, contact us at
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which was the first in a fleet of three ultra - high performance duel fuel escort tugs. completed in may 2017, the
since then, the company has grown significantly and has achieved a worldwide reputation for its innovative tugboat designs. to produce these designs, during the course of the company’s long history it has continued to embrace advanced technology as it has transitioned from pencil and paper to now using a variety of sophisticated software tools .
. since then, the company has grown significantly and has achieved a worldwide reputation for its innovative tugboat designs. to produce these designs, during the course of the company’s long history it has continued to embrace advanced technology as it has transitioned from pencil and paper to now using a variety of sophisticated software tools .
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globally, hundreds of shipyards are in the market for building tugs. there are however just a handful of what can be described as large - scale design houses providing series built solutions for individual tug owners and operators who may for example be looking for a vessel or vessels to suit the individual requirements of a specific contract .
ral fits the description above providing design packages, in some cases specific classes of tugs exclusive to individual shipyards, turkey’s sanmar shipyard and hong kong - based cheoy lee shipyards are two such examples and it is with the latter that we start this round - up of ral news .
the ramparts 3200 - cl was developed exclusively for cheoy lee shipyards with over 20 examples delivered since 2011 and recent months have seen delivery of hawksbill, flatback and loggerhead to loreto maritime pte of singapore and limin asd 55 for limin marine & offshore pte indonesia .
published technical details are the same for all four, the lloyd’s register classed tugs measuring 32m loa with a beam of 12. 4m and maximum draught 5m. machinery comprises two caterpillar 3516c diesels developing 5, 364bhp in total, driving schottel spr 1515 fixed - pitch z - drive units in asd configuration. performance figures include bollard pull ahead 71t and speed 13. 4kn. deck machinery includes a ship - assist winch forward and towing winch aft along with a knuckle - boom crane. fifi1 provision is included together with accommodation for up to 10 persons .
a delivery of note from the ral catalogue is the rampage 5500 - zh diesel - hybrid infield support vessel seaways 24 built by keppel singmarine for seaways international. an indication of the multifunctional capabilities of this impressive vessel are in the extensive abs class notation: + a1, offshore support vessel (ah, two, supply - hnls, ffv1 + ffv2, osr - s1), + dp - 2, + ams, + accu, uwild, green passport, enviro +, ssr - gr b (300), bp125, bwt +, nbles, crc .
duties include: tanker handling and berthing; sbm holdback duties; ocean towing: anchor handling; deck and liquid cargo transfer; fifi and rov ops; oil recovery and finally stand - by and rescue operations. seaways 24 is a substantial vessel of 55m loa and 15m beam with fuel capacity of 590m3 .
two mak 9m25, 3, 000kw main engines connect to cat mta8 z - drives each with two pti shaft connections turning cpp propellers in nozzles. propulsion is supplemented by two 560kw pti propulsion booster / economical speed / dp operation electric motors and two pto gearboxes driving fifi pumps and 1, 200ekw constant speed shaft alternators. caterpillar also provide three gensets and performance figures include 125tbp ahead and free - running speed 15kn. several diesel - electric, diesel - mechanical and hybrid modes are available depending on requirements and the towing provision includes a double - drum towing winch forward and double - drum waterfall type anchor - handling / towing winch aft. an extra tugger winch is included for connection of floating pipes to the fpso pipe - flushing connection .
delivery of a series of rastar 3200 asd tugs for saam s. a. is the first of two reports concerning vessels of this class bound for chile and mauritius. four of these popular asd tugs have now been delivered to saam s. a. chile: maneador, arrie, yunco and huairavo. the last two were christened recently in valparaiso following a 60 - day trans - pacific delivery voyage from builders bonny fair development limited in china. this pair will provide ship - handling and escort towage services at the bay of quintero lng terminal .
the series are built to abs class including offshore / escort tug designation reserved for tugs with sponsonsed hull forms offering reduced motions and accelerations compared to more standard hulls. ge provide the main machinery with two 8l250 diesels, each rated 2, 440kw at 1, 050rpm driving rolls - royce us 255 azimuth thrusters and delivering a bollard pull ahead of 85t and speed 13. 8kn .
a further rastar 3200 to mention from cheoy lee shipyards is sir edouard for mauritius ports authority, to be operated at port louis. caterpillar provide main machinery for this example with two 3516c hd diesels developing 4, 480kw and driving schottel srp 4000 fixed - pitch z - drives. performance figures include bollard pull ahead 79. 6t and speed 13. 8kn. towing arrangements comprise a split - drum hawser winch forward and tow hook aft with accommodation for a normal operating crew of six .
finally, ral has provided interesting background to what is involved when shipyards turn to naval architects with vessel specification requirements to be translated into practical design solutions facilitating actual construction .
two 24. 9m twin z - drive atb pusher tugs for service on the us west coast are currently in build at itb marine group’s annacis island shipyard near vancouver. itb had a relatively clear vision of the vessels’ desired layout and along with ral developed ga plans followed by detailed and comprehensive design, engineering and support packages including: hull form optimisation study using cfd; design drawings; detailed resistance, propeller design and (articulated) pin loading studies; production design package including jigs for itb’s yard; cfd manoeuvring studies to develop training simulator models and finally in - construction support .
the selected hull form has a relatively low depth to beam ratio with resultant efficiencies in a relatively easy to construct form. drawings included standard structural, machinery and piping layout but also finer detail such as ladders and railings, window and door schedules and tank and anode arrangements .
the tugs will connect to existing oil barges via articulated pin systems, the barges receiving retrofitted pin ladders and stern extensions for connecting to the tugs. cfd was used for this element involving: tug / barge notch optimisation; resistance and propulsion; propeller pitch verification and verification of atb connection pin loads. edge preparation allowed components to be delivered ‘ready to weld’ and ral is providing engineering assistance as and when needed by itb. the first of the two is due for delivery in q2 2017 .
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robert allan ltd. is canada 's oldest privately owned consulting naval architectural firm , established in vancouver , british columbia in 1930 . their experience includes designs for vessels of almost all types , from small fishing boats to ocean-going ferries . the firm is best known for its work in the fields of tug and barge transportation , ship-assist and escort tugs , fast patrol craft , fireboats and shallow-draft vessels . they provide professional marine consulting and design services to a worldwide client base . 
robert allan ltd. is canada's oldest privately owned consulting naval architectural firm, established in vancouver, british columbia in 1930. their experience includes designs for vessels of almost all types, from small fishing boats to ocean-going ferries. the firm is best known for its work in the fields of tug and barge transportation, ship-assist and escort tugs, fast patrol craft, fireboats and shallow-draft vessels. they provide professional marine consulting and design services to a worldwide client base.
robert allan ltd. is canada's oldest privately owned consulting naval architectural firm, established in vancouver, british columbia in 1930. their experience includes designs for vessels of almost all types, from small fishing boats to ocean-going ferries. the firm is best known for its work in the fields of tug and barge transportation, ship-assist and escort tugs, fast patrol craft, fireboats and shallow-draft vessels. they provide professional marine consulting and design services to a worldwide client base.