SUNY Maritime College Annual Report 2021-2022

THE IMPACT OF CORPORATE SUPPORT Industry Partnership Impacts Marine Transportation and More

F or over 150 years, McAllister Towing has been at the heart of the New York City and national marine transportation industry. Founded in 1864 by Captain James McAllister, McAllister Towing is one of the oldest family-owned marine towing and transportation companies in the United States. It operates a fleet of more than 75 tugboats, crew boats and barges in 17 locations along the U.S. east coast from Portland, ME to San Juan, PR. The company is engaged

employ Maritime College graduates to work on its tugs (currently, almost 50), has also impacted the College by donating towing services of the Empire State VI at the start and end of the summer term, and often at ports of call. Buckley McAllister currently serves as President of McAllister Towing and his father, the late Brian McAllister, was a 1956 graduate of Maritime College. “Many of my relatives graduated from Maritime College and found it to be an incredibly rewarding education, which has helped us build up our company. There are many members within our senior management who are graduates of SUNY Maritime and our company relies on the training students receive at Maritime College.” While participating at a Regimental event held at Maritime College, McAllister said, “In speaking with the cadets today, I was pleased to notice the diverse group of students who will soon enter the industry. SUNY Maritime is an important vehicle to bring about diversity and inclusivity in the maritime industry and we appreciate that effort.”

in ship docking, general harbor towing, coastal towing and bulk transportation. Throughout its decades of providing tug and coastal towing services to numerous vessels along NYC waterways, McAllister Towing has been instrumental in delivering towing services to Maritime College every summer as faculty, crew and hundreds of cadets sail around the globe for the Summer Sea Term on the Training Ship Empire State.

SUNY Maritime is an important vehicle to bring about diversity and inclusivity in the maritime industry and we appreciate that effort. _ Buckley McAllister

The company’s impact on the maritime industry has been as

significant as its impact on Maritime College students. Since the founding of Maritime College in 1874, McAllister Towing has partnered with the College. A Presenting Sponsor of the Admiral’s Dinner every year for the last decade, McAllister Towing had directly contributed $444,000 to Maritime College and the Foundation. The company’s giving and donations has exceeded $650, 000 and their sponsorship of the Alumni Association’s annual golf tournament has supported cadets participating in the Summer Sea Term through scholarships. McAllister Towing, which is known to recruit and

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Annual Report 2021-2022