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Over the years, the staff of Robert Allan Ltd. have published many papers and articles on a variety of topics ranging from specific design techniques and projects to general perspectives on industry and its trends. Publications marked with * are not available for release. The list is sorted by Author and date, newest at the top.
Robert G. Allan, P.Eng.
RAdiKAT: A Twin-Hulled Concept for Offshore Terminal/Escort Tugs, International Tug & Salvage, July/August 2007.
Cap Rouge II: Lessons Learned from a Fishing Vessel Tragedy, The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, Fishing Vessels, Fishing Technology, and Fisheries Conference, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, April 13-14, 2005.
New Technologies in Tugboat Design for the Oil and Gas Industry-Middle East Developments, Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators, 3rd SIGTTO Middle East Regional Forum, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 2005.
Escort Tug Design Alternatives and a Comparison of Their Hydrodynamic Performance, coauthored with Molyneux, David, National Research Council of Canada, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Maritime Technology Conference & Expo 2004, Washington, DC, September 30—October 1, 2004.
Cap Rouge II: Analysis of a Fishing Vessel Tragedy, coauthored with Neifer, Shane, Workers' Compensation Board of BC Safety Officer, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Fall Meeting, North Vancouver, BC, September 17, 2004.
Escort Tug Technology ... Advances and Challenges, IMPA 2004 Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, May 25, 2004.
Ship Design and Construction, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 2003; chapter author: Tugs and Towboats, Small Workboats (fireboats, buoy tenders, pilot boats, etc.).*
The Odyssey Class Ferries: A Canadian Concept for Cost-Effective Adaptable Ferry Systems, coauthored with Mulligan, Mark J., Norwegian Society of Chartered Engineers 2nd International Conference on Double-ended Ferries, Ålesund, Norway, March 10—12, 2003.
The Planning, Design, and Construction of a Major Fireboat for the Port of Los Angeles, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Spring Meeting, Seattle, WA, March 7, 2003.
Application of Rigid-Hull Inflatable Technology to a New Generation of Offshore Support Craft, coauthored with Muhlert, H.F., Mari-Tech 2002, St. John's, Newfoundland, June 12—15, 2002.
Compact Tugs: Their Evolution, and Recent Developments, ITS 2002 Conference, Bilbao, Spain, May 13—17, 2002.
New Tugs, New Technology ... is There a Payback?, British Columbia Towboat Owners Association Conference, May 31, 2002.
Small Workboats, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Principal Author with Muhlert, H.F., Harford, K.D., Smith, Paul, Chapter 48 of Ship Design and Construction, 2002.*
Tugs and Towboats, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Sole Author, Chapter 47 of Ship Design and Construction, 2002.*
Worldwide Trends in Tug Design, and Their Impact on the Asian Tug Market, Workboat World Asia Conference, Singapore, February, 2001.
The Evolution of Escort Tug Technology: ... Fulfilling a Promise, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Annual Meeting 2000, Vancouver, Canada, October, 2000. (Awarded the American Bureau of Shipping—Captain Joseph H. Linnard Prize for 2001. Best paper presented to The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Annual Meeting 2000, Vancouver, Canada, October, 2000.)
The Development of a New Generation of High Performance Escort Tug, ITS 2000, Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom, May, 2000.
West Coast Workboat Designs in the World Market: ... Reflections on 30 Years of International Experience, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Pacific Northwest Section, May, 2000.
Coastal Towing in BC—Cautiously into the Future ?, British Columbia Towboat Owners Association Conference, 1998.
Developments in Escort Tug Technology, ITS '98 Conference, Capetown, RSA, November, 1998.
Applications for Aluminum Alloys in the Marine Industry - A Current Perspective, Alumitech '97 Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, May 1997.*
Tug Trends to 2000, Ausmarine '96 Conference, Fremantle, Australia, November 1996.
The Planning and Design of Major Routes Car and Passenger Fast Catamaran Ferries for the British Columbia Ferry Corporation, 12th Fast Ferry International Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, February 1996.
The Application and Advantages of Catamarans for Coastal Patrol Vessels, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Pacific Northwest Section, May 1995.
A Review of Escort, Rescue and Salvage Towing Capability in Canadian Waters, prepared for Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, April 1995.*
The Design of Ship Assist Tugs: — Towards More Cost-Effective Construction, ITS'94, Southampton, England, October, 1994.
Study of Emergency Towing Services Worldwide, prepared for Office of Marine Safety, State of Washington, June 1994.*
Cost Analysis of an Emergency Towing System, Office of Marine Safety, State of Washington, March 1994.*
Guidelines for Tug-Tow Combinations on the Great Lakes, Canadian Coast Guard, Central Region, January 1994.*
The Role and Benefits of Escort Tugs in Canadian Waters, prepared for Canadian Coast Guard, Ship Safety Branch, January 1994.*
The Committee on Design Development (CODD) Report: The Development of High Quality Vessels for the Federal Government, prepared for Public Works and Government Services, Canada; co-authored with: Glen, I., Kendrick, A., McLaren, B., Stubbs, J., LaCroix, P., 1993.*
The Planning, Design and Construction of Fast Response Fireboats for the Port of Vancouver, (co-author), The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Pacific Northwest Section, February 1993.
Methods for Preliminary Determination of Escort Tugs, The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, February 1993.
The Evolution of Tug Design: The Canadian Experience, 12th International Tug & Salvage Convention, Genoa, Italy, 1992.
The Canadian Tug and Barge Industry: 1970 - 1990; A Synopsis of Trends in Vessel Design and Operation, The BC Towboat Owners Association Industry Conference, 1992.*
The Canadian Towing Industry: Tugs, Barges and Their Relationships, prepared for Canadian Coast Guard, Ship Safety Branch, December 1991.*
A Tale of Five Tugboats, systematic trials for five ship assist tugs operating in the Port of Coos Bay, Oregon, 11th International Tug Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1990.*
Concept Design Studies for the Canadian Coast Guard "Type 500" Search and Rescue Cutter, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Pacific Northwest Section, September 1989.*
The Effects of Various Stern Configurations on the Directional Stability of Towed Barges, prepared for Transportation Development Centre, Transport Canada, July 1988.*
Ship Handling in the Port of Churchill—The "Bear" Essentials, Allan, R.G., and Woodward, P., The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Pacific Northwest Section, November 1987.*
Push-Towing Systems in British Columbia, British Columbia Towboat Owners Association Conference, 1984.*
Computer-Aided Design in the Canadian Marine Consulting Field, Canadian Shipbuilding & Ship Repairing Association Technical Conference, 1984.*
The Owner, The Naval Architect and the Law, British Columbia Towboat Owners Association Conference, 1978.*
Robert F. Allan
Present and Future Possiblities for Reducing Energy Consumption in Towing Systems, Second British Columbia Towboat Industry Conference, Victoria, B.C. March 1978.
Design of Tug-Barge Systems for Minimum Energy Consumption, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Pacific Northwest Section,co-authored with Muhlert, H.F., Vancouver, B.C. May 1975.
Shallow Draught Towboats in the Canadian Northland, Second International Tug Conference, London, England 1971.
Current Developments in Design of Tug/Barge Transport for the Mackenzie River, Arctic Transportation Conference, Yellowknife, N.W.T. December 1970.
Barge Transportation Systems and Barge Towing Tugs, First International Tug Conference, London, England October 1969.
Considerations on the Use of Kort Nozzles in British Columbia Tugs, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Pacific Northwest Section, Vancouver, B.C. March 1966.*
Hans F. Muhlert, P.Eng.
Northern Transportation Company Limited; Operations in the Canadian Arctic, coauthored with Latimer, G., Northern Transportation Company Ltd., and Mulligan, M.J., Canadian Institute of Marine Engineering, Mari-Tech 2003, Montreal, Quebec, May 30, 2003.
Application of Rigid-Hull Inflatable Technology to a New Generation of Offshore Support Craft, coauthored with Allan, R.G., Canadian Institute of Marine Engineering, Mari-Tech 2002, St. John's, Newfoundland, June 12—15, 2002.
Structural Design of Two High Speed Aluminum Boats, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Pacific Northwest Section, May 1, 1993.
Design of Tug-Barge Systems for Minimum Energy Consumption, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Pacific Northwest Section, 1975.
Analysis of Ferro-Cement in Bending, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 1969.
Ken D. Harford, P.Eng.
The Planning, Design, and Construction of a Major Fireboat for the Port of Los Angeles, coauthored with Allan, R.G., and Moore, Douglas, City of Los Angeles Fire Department, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Spring Meeting, Seattle, WA, March 7, 2003.
The Planning and Design of Major Routes Car and Passenger Fast Catamaran Ferries for the British Columbia Ferry Corporation, coauthored with Allan, R.G., and Quigley, Stephen, Beresford, David, and Flapan, Mori, International Catamaran Designs Pty. Ltd., 12th Fast Ferry International Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, February 1996.
Fatigue Failures of Welded Aluminum Shaft Struts on the M.V. "Marine Courier", The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Pacific Northwest Section, May 1993.
The Fast Ferry Project for the Alaska Marine Highway System, Canadian Institute for Marine Engineers High-Speed Vessel Conference 2000 & Beyond, co-authored with Smith, Gary, of Alaska Marine Highway System and Van Slyke, R.J., The Glosten Associates, Inc. June 2000. *
The Noise Dilemma: Hindsight or Foresight, Canadian Pulp and Paper Association Noise Seminar, Richmond, B.C., 1976.
Noise Control on Towboats, First North American Tug Convention, co-authored with Siddon, T.E., Vancouver, B.C. 1973. Abstract published in Ship & Boat International vol. 00 pp. 223-230, Thomas Reed Industrial Press Ltd., U.K. 1973.
Control of Noise Sources on Sea-Going Tow Boats, Acoustical Society of America, 83rd Meeting, Buffalo, New York, co-authored with Price, A.J., and Siddon,T.E., April 1972. Abstract published in Journal of Acoustical Society of America, July 1972.