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American owners for our towing ves- coupled with the simultaneous buildup sel designs, we are also active in the of oil and LNG exports, they will cre- ? reboat market with 10 vessels of eight ate a demand for even more powerful very unique designs having been built and reliable tugs. The 70 to 80 ton bol- and delivered to major U.S. cities since lard pull datum of today will increase 2001. Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, quickly as more capability is required

Portland, Maine, Chicago, Los Angeles, by Port Authorities and pilots. Insurance

Long Beach and New York all have new companies, who underwrite the risk of ? reboats designed by Robert Allan Ltd. such larger vessels navigating in restrict- protecting their waterfronts. ed waterways, will support this need and

On the horizon, amongst the known ship owners will see the prudence of re- designs, is a new vessel for the Saint quiring proportionally capable tugs to be

Lawrence Seaway Development Cor- available on a 24/7 basis. poration which will be the ? rst true ice- Typical examples of what the future al- breaking towing vessel built in America ready holds are the recently completed for generations. To be based at Massena, Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAstar 85

N.Y, this new vessel is developed from Class escort tugs and the ART 85-32W the recently completed TundRA 3600 Class Rotortug design now under con- class vessels Ocean Tundra and Ocean struction, all for service at Port Headland,

Taiga, built in Quebec for service in Ca- Australia’s busiest iron export facility. See: nadian waters. The solicitation to select http://ral.ca/2017/04/11/rastar- the builder is underway and award is ex- 85-for-western-australia/ and pected later this year. http://ral.ca/2017/05/31/art-85-32w-

On the broader horizon is the new fortescue-metals/ world of the so-called neo-panamax con- Progress won’t stop there; even more tainer ship that the new Panama Canal powerful and capable designs are being has made practical and numerous. These developed to ensure the towing vessels highly ef? cient behemoths are already of tomorrow will match the demands of calling at U.S. ports on both coasts, and their time. Standby!

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