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    These new vessels will complement the existing eight Robert Allan Ltd. see more

    Egypt’s South Red Sea Shipyard has awarded Vancouver, B.C.-based Robert Allan Ltd. a contract for the design of 10 RAstar 3200-W ASD tugs to be built for the Suez Canal Authority. These new vessels build on the success of the RAstar 3200-W series of azimuthing stern drive tugs, 20 of which are already in service worldwide.

    On completion of this contract, the Suez Canal Authority will own and operate over 20 Robert Allan Ltd. designed tugs, all of which are high-performance ASD tugs. These new vessels will complement the existing eight Robert Allan Ltd. designed tugs currently working in Egypt for commercial operators.

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     September 25, 2023
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    The location where the Zewén floating tugboat base will be secured in Kitimat see more

    The fleet of ultra green tugboats built for Canada’s HaiSea Marine will operate from a purpose-designed and built floating tugboat operations base. When we last reported on the project in August last year, its concrete foundation had just been poured. Now, as shown in the time-lapse video, the new floating facility has been named and blessed by the Haisla Nation, which is the majority partner in HaiSea Marine (with Seaspan ULC as minority partner) and is now ready to be transported up the Douglas Channel to Kitimat,B,C., where it will be based to support HaiSea’s operations in support of LNG Canada’s Kitimat LNG terminal.

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     March 14, 2024
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    To provide harbour towing services at the two Roberts Bank terminals, Deltaport and Westshore see more

    By winning this call for tender, Ocean group has strategically positioned itself in thee Port of Vancouver and has set itself apart by emphasizing thee reduction of pollutants, more competitive rates, and tugs better adapted to the needs of its customers.

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     February 21, 2022
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    With new warships on the horizon comes new service tugs to maneuver them around the harbour see more

    Four Naval Large Tugs are currently being built by Ocean Industries Inc. of Isle-aux-Coudres, Quebec, under the National Shipbuilding Strategy.  Two tugboats are destined for CFB Esquimalt, and two will be sent to CFB Halifax to join their Auxiliary Fleet.

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     February 17, 2022
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    Several major contracts in British Columbia... see more

    Québec, September 27, 2021 - Ocean Group is proud to announce the acquisition of Samson Tugboats Inc., a Vancouver based company specializing in harbour towing in the Vancouver area since 2011. In March 2020, Ocean Group announced that it had been awarded several major contracts in British Columbia, including one for harbour towing services in the Port of Vancouver, with three state-of-the-art tugs. After more than a year of operations, the company now has four tugs on site to serve its clients. With the acquisition of Samson Tugboats and its two tugs, Ocean Group will now have six harbour tugs in the region, additionally being able to count on the business relationships previously established by the management of Samson Tugboats.

    "We share Canadian values of respect and integrity with Samson Tugboats and we intend to focus on the continuity of our activities, in a sustainable development perspective. The two harbour tugs will become part of Ocean Group's fleet and will meet the needs of our clientele in the Vancouver area. This acquisition is in line with our desire to have high quality standards for our clients," said Jacques Tanguay, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ocean Group.

    This new acquisition reflects Ocean Group's objectives to continue its expansion on the Canadian West Coast and supports its determination to develop on a global scale. It is an investment in a company that is well known in the maritime industry and that has expertise that will complement Ocean Group's existing efforts in this region thus enhancing Ocean`s local footprint.

    ABOUT OCEAN GROUP

    Ocean Group is a major maritime company operating mainly in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia and the Caribbean. Nearly 950 employees carry out a multitude of projects its in the four main complementary business, namely shipbuilding and repair, harbour towing and marine transportation, specialized marine equipment rental and dredging, and electrotechnology.

    For information:

    Philippe Filion, MAP, Director – Corporate and Public Affairs, Ocean Group

    418-694-1414, extension 259 or 418-928-7056

    philippe.filion@groupocean.com

     September 27, 2021