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McAllister Towing is a family-owned maritime company that has been in continuous operation since 1864, making it a fifth-generation business. The company provides towing and related services across U.S. harbors, with a fleet of more than 75 tugboats, crew boats, and barges operating from 17 strategic locations along the U.S. East Coast, including Portland, Maine; New York; Philadelphia; Baltimore; Norfolk; Charleston; Jacksonville; and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The company's core services include ship docking, general harbor towing, coastal towing, and offshore contract towing. McAllister also handles bulk transportation and has expanded into LNG services, including LNG bunkering operations for supplying liquefied natural gas as fuel to vessels.

With over 160 years of maritime experience, McAllister Towing operates across several industry verticals including maritime, towing, shipping, and LNG services. The company's long tenure and family ownership structure reflect a deep institutional knowledge of U.S. port operations and harbor logistics.

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