[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 200 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1170]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING McALLISTER TOWING, PRESIDENT AND CEO BRIAN BUCKLEY 
      McALLISTER, AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CAPTAIN CHUCK RUNNION

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                          HON. JARED MOSKOWITZ

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 2023

  Mr. MOSKOWITZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize McAllister 
Towing, their President and CEO Brian Buckley McAllister, and their 
recipient of the Patriot Award, Senior Vice President Captain Chuck 
Runnion.
  Founded in 1864, McAllister Towing operates a fleet of more than 70 
tugboats, crew boats, and barges in 14 locations along the U.S. East 
Coast from Eastport, Maine, to San Juan, Puerto Rico. McAllister is 
engaged in each port's ship docking, general harbor towing, coastal 
towing, windfarm support, and bulk transportation. Additionally, 
McAllister manages and operates the POLARIS ATB Unit that is used to 
bunker vessels with Liquefied Natural Gas in Cape Canaveral. The assets 
and talented teams at McAllister continue the McAllister family 
tradition of being an innovative force in marine transportation.
  Furthermore, I would like to recognize Brian Buckley McAllister the 
President and CEO of McAllister Towing and the Bridgeport and Port 
Jefferson Steamboat Company. Mr. McAllister serves on the Steamship 
Mutual P&I Club boards, the Seamen's Church Institute, and the Coast 
Guard Foundation. He is also a Member of the Maritime Association of 
the Port of New York and New Jersey and the American Bureau of 
Shipping. He served as Chairman of the American Waterways Operators 
from 2013 to 2014.
  McAllister's senior vice president, Captain Chuck Runnion, also 
received the prestigious Patriot Award. Captain Runnion has worked in 
the industry since 1980, adding invaluable experience and insight to 
McAllister's Southeast operations. Captain Runnion is being honored for 
his effort to hire and retain veterans through thoughtful efforts that 
support specific veteran needs.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me in recognizing McAllister Towing, 
their President and CEO Brian Buckley McAllister, and their Senior Vice 
President, Captain Chuck Runnion, for their contributions to ports 
across the eastern shore and Port Everglades, proudly located in 
Florida's 23rd Congressional District.

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