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THE COMPANY:

M M AASSACHUSETTS ARITIME CADEMY

Massachusetts Maritime Academy presently offers seven 101 Academy Drive

Buzzards Bay, MA 02532 undergraduate Bachelor of Science degrees and two graduate

Tel: (508) 830-5012

Masters of Science programs. The institution is one of nine

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.maritime.edu state universities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

President/CEO: RADM Fran McDonald

While approximately 70 percent of the students are from Mas- sachusetts, the regiment of cadets is comprised of students from around the globe. The academy operates a training vessel (T.S. Kennedy) used to acquire sea service for the cadets. The academy also has an 87 ton auxiliary training vessel (Ranger) used during the academic semesters for coastal navigation.

There are also two tugs (Alert and Hercules) and a barge that supports the Mate of Towing program. The Academy has a stitution originally established as Massachusetts Nautical

School in Charlestown, MA has been training deck and vast array of simulators used for undergraduate and profession- engine licensed seafarers since it opened 125 years ago. The al mariner training. The engineering program has a live steam plant with a condensing turbine used for training along with academy now brings in a class of 500 cadets of which fully one-half are USCG license track students. The institution multiple live and static machinery including diesel, gas turbine has always maintained the highest commitment to academ- and steam turbines. RADM Fran McDonald recently replaced ic quality and seafarer pro? ciency. Massachusetts Maritime

RADM Rick Gurnon who has retired after 37 years of service.

Academy also offers professional seafarer training through a variety of 20 USCG approved courses offered under the

THE CASE:

Division of Continuing Education. A unique element of

Massachusetts Maritime Academy is celebrating one this professional training offered is a four vessel “Manned hundred twenty ? ve years of service this year. The in- Model” ? eet is used to train pilot globally.

THE CASE:

M A TC LLISTER OWING

Mcallister endures, says Buckley McAllister, “By 17 Battery Place - Suite 1200

New York, NY 10004 adapting to changing customer needs. Today’s ships are

Tel: (212) 269-3200 growing in size and capacity to bene? t from economies

Email: [email protected]

Chairman: Captain Brian A. McAllister of scale. Our customers require more power now but

President: B. Buckley McAllister, Esq.

ship calls are declining.” As always, McAllister has em- braced technology and the future and welcomed dozens of new Z-drive or azimuth thruster tugs, and its ? eet is rapidly becoming one of the most modern in the United

States. Buckley McAllister adds, “We’re investing to im- prove services to our customers. That’s the best way to assure a resilient business.” Appropriately enough, Buck-

THE COMPANY:

McAllister Towing & Transportation last year celebrated ley McAllister recently completed his tenure as chairman 150 years in marine transportation. McAllister operates a of American Waterways Operators, the tugboat, towboat ? eet of more than 75 tugboats, crew boats and barges in 17 and barge industry trade group. He remains a member locations along the U.S. East Coast from Portland, ME to of the AWO’s board of directors. McAllister also owns

San Juan, PR. The ? eet of over 270,000 H.P. consists of 28 and operates the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steam- boat Company, established in 1883, that presently runs

Z-Drive/ Tractor tugs, 11 Tier II compliant tugs, 20 plus ves- sels involved in coastal towing and 35 ABS load line classed three passenger-car ferries, the GRAND REPUBLIC, vessels. In each port, McAllister is engaged in ship docking PARK CITY, and P.T. BARNUM, each capable of car- (servicing more than 1,000 steamship companies), general rying 1,000 passengers and 100 automobiles, between

Bridgeport CT, and Port Jefferson NY.

harbor towing, coastal towing and bulk transportation. www.marinelink.com

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