Anthony J. McAllister Jr. was elected chairman of the New York Towboat and Harbor Carriers Association at its recent annual meeting. Mr. McAllister succeeds Robert W. Sanders, vice president, Turecamo Coastal & Harbor Towing Corporation.
The Association represents the interests of the tug and barge industry operating in the Port of New York/New Jersey. Its members are responsible for the transportation of petroleum, petroleum products, other bulk commodities, and containers by water.
Mr. McAllister is the president of McAllister Towing and Transportation Company, Inc. and the great grandson of the company's founder. He is a graduate of the New York State Maritime College, served in the Navy, and has held the jobs of deckhand and mate aboard McAllister tugs.
In 1958, Mr. McAllister was appointed assistant manager of the Philadelphia division of McAllister Bros., Inc., and in 1970 was made a vice president of the corporation. In 1974, he became a part owner of McAllister Towing and Transportation Company, the parent company, and in 1980 was elected as its president.
At the Association's meeting, Daniel B. Curll III was reelected president, Virginia M. Thomas was reelected treasurer, and Thomas F. Horan was reelected secretary.