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The Port of Baltimore
March/April 2011
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“This new engine will reduce emissions
from the tug significantly,” said Capt. Mike
Reagoso, Vice President of Mid-Atlantic
Operations for McAllister Towing. “It is one
of several changes we are making to our
fleet in order to reduce our environmental
impact.”
The
Kaleen
is part of McAllister Towing’s
fleet of more than 70 tugboats and 12 barges.
McAllister’s signature red and white stripes
are a fixture in ports from Maine to Puerto
Rico, and a fully staffed office is located in
Baltimore.
This far-reaching company — one of the
nation’s oldest and largest marine towing
and transportation companies — has deep
roots. Founded in 1864, McAllister Towing
has seen many changes since Capt. James
McAllister began his business with a single
sail-powered lighter in New York Harbor.
C
apt. Mike Reagoso is passionate
about the environmental efforts
being taken at the Port of
Baltimore. As the Vice President of
Mid-Atlantic Operations for McAllister
Towing, he was recently awarded
McAllister’s first Environmental
Initiative Stewardship Award for his
commitment to the company’s policies
and practices. He also serves as the
Environmental Chair for the Baltimore
Port Alliance, a non-profit group of
maritime business representatives.
ENVIRONMENTAL
AWARD
WINNER
“We have always been committed to
innovation,” said Buckley McAllister, the
great-great-grandson of James and current
Vice President. “From sail to steam to
diesel, we have always been ready to serve
the maritime community in any weather,
wherever we are needed.”
Today, that commitment to innovation
has taken the McAllister fleet to the cutting
edge of workboat technology. The company,
whose corporate headquarters is located
at Battery Park in New York City, has built
several high-horsepower tractor tugs that
provide increased maneuverability in ship
docking. A far cry from traditional propeller-
driven boats, tractor tugs employ a propeller
that both twists and spins to provide equal
thrust as it moves in any direction at all.
Some of the new boats, designed for
escorting LNG tankers, also incorporate
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