Eastern tug christened in NYC

NYC-based McAllister Towing and Transportation, one of the historic family-run companies serving the industry for more than 150 years, held a ceremony July 12 to christen two tugboats, the Rosemary McAllister and the Capt. Brian A. McAllister, both ABS classed FiFi 1. In early June 2018, McAllister Towing took delivery of Rosemary McAllister, the second in a series of four 100-foot bollard pull tugboats. The new vessel, the 32nd tractor tug in McAllister’s fleet, was started at Horizon Shipbuilding in Alabama, but completed at Eastern Shipbuilding in Panama City, Fla. (Source: Marine Link 07/13/18)