The Capt Jim McAllister departs Florida going to McAllister Towing of Charleston
McAllister Towing reports the arrival inCharleston S.C., of theCapt Jim McAllister the 4th in a collection of 4 100′ x 40′, 80 statistics lot bollard draw tugboats. The pull is the 33rd tractor pull in McAllister’s fleet.
The Capt Jim is powered by 3516E Tier IV Caterpillar engines with double Schottel SRP4000 FP systems. Packed right into her 100′ x 40′ hull is 6,770 horse power. She attained 82.50 statistics heaps throughout her ABDOMINAL bollard draw qualification as well as had an optimum pull of 83.70 heaps.The Capt Jim joins her sis vessels, the Capt Brian, Rosemary, as well as Ava McAllister as one of the most effective EPA Tier IV yanks in the McAllister fleet. Combining her environment-friendly Cat engines with Markey winches on the bow as well as strict places theCapt Jim at the leading edge of ship docking yanks on the UNITED STATE East Coast as well as providing McAllister’s clients with the power they require to make their port links in a prompt style.
The Capt Jim McAllister was provided from Eastern Shipbuilding on Friday August 16 as well as dived in for her brand-new residence port, getting here in Charleston on Tuesday August 20.
Captain Steven Kicklighter, McAllister’s Vice President as well as General Manager, aspires to place the pull right into solution.“We are excited and proud to be able to bring the newest level of service to our customers in Charleston. The Capt. Jim will make a huge difference here. We are receiving 1,200’/14,000 TEU containerships on an almost daily basis. This tug, with her capabilities, will be able to safely handle these ships and even larger ones with exceptional control and power. McAllister and our team in Charleston are ready!”
The Capt Jim McAllister is called after James P. McAllister the epic second-generation McAllister that signed up with the firm in 1885. Captain Jim’s mix of mind as well as energy, together with his combating Irish spirit, led McAllister Towing on its course at the start of the 20th century as well as the firm is recognized to call this advanced pull after him.
