Page 12 - Port of Baltimore - Issue 3 - 2022

PORT SOUNDINGS NEWSMAKERS
Vane Brothers Fleet Earns Subchapter
M Certificates
Demonstrating the company’s ongoing commitment to safety, Vane Brothers has announced that 100% of its tugboats have earned a valid Certificate of Inspection (COI) as part of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Subchapter M program.
Subchapter M refers to federally regulated safety standards for “inspected towing vessels.” All applicable vessels are required to earn a valid COI by July.
According to Vane Brothers President C. Duff Hughes, “Vane Brothers appreciates the importance of safety to the company, our crews and our customers. Our goal is zero spills and zero incidents, and we have the tremendous personnel and
COURTESY OF VANE BROTHERS
From left to right, Vane Brothers Captain Dustin Dise, Vane Vessel Supervisor Charles Hughes, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Inspector CWO Jeff Brown, and Civilian Marine Inspector and TPO Coordinator Nate Crum stand alongside the Vane Brothers tug Long Island, the final Vane vessel to receive a valid Certificate of Inspection.
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OBITUARY
Capt. Brian McAllister, Chairman Emeritus
of McAllister Towing
Capt. Brian A. McAllister, longtime Chairman of Baltimore- based McAllister Towing, passed away June 29 at the age of 89.
A 1956 engineering graduate of the State University of New York Maritime College, Capt. McAllister went on to obtain a Chief Engineer’s License before changing careers to work as a Deck Officer. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.
Capt. McAllister was proud to be a member of the fourth generation of his family to run McAllister Towing, and of the expansions he facilitated during his time at the helm. During
the 1970s and 1980s, he established operations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, Saudi Arabia,
Abu Dhabi, Bonaire, Panama and Peru. Later in his career, he expanded the business to Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
The 1970s and 1980s were also characterized by long years of labor strife, with hundreds of incidents