A window into the world of  tugboat design

A window into the world of tugboat design

Robert Allan Ltd. is known around the world for its sleek, innovative and high-performance tugboats. But the firm got its start in the 1920s designing yachts, small ferries and fishing vessels.  The company, which is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, didn’t design many tugboats until the 1950s. The timing coincided with a broader shift within the industry from wooden hulls…
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