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Robert Allan Ltd. is Canada's oldest privately owned consulting Naval Architectural firm, established in Vancouver, B.C. in 1930. The company has earned an international reputation for innovative, successful designs for a wide range of ships and has been a leader in creating cost-efficient vessels for service in the marine transportation industry. Our experience includes designs for hundreds of vessels of almost all types, from small fishing boats to ocean-going ferries, however 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. We provide professional marine consulting and design services to a worldwide client base, supported by the latest in computer-aided design and drafting technology.


Robert Allan Ltd.'s distinguished record of innovative and successful designs include:

  • Tug and Barge Transportation Systems
  • Ship Assist and Escort Tugs
  • Patrol Boats
  • Ferries
  • Fireboats
  • Offshore Supply Vessels
  • Icebreakers
  • Shallow Draft Towboats
  • Fisheries Patrol & Research Vessels
  • Search and Rescue Vessels
  • Navigation Aids Tenders
  • Oceanographic Research Vessels
  • Special Service Vessels