Portland Tugboat LLC

Portland Tugboat LLC Welcome to our page. We focus mainly on the goings on in Portland Harbor. Please feel free to share any history or pictures you may have of our tugs.

Thanks and enjoy! Portland Tugboat & Shipdocking was founded in 1985 by Capt. Arthur J Fournier. The company was purchased by McAllister Towing on December 21 2001 and renamed Portland Tugboat LLC. We currently operate a fleet of 4 tugboats that primarily work right in Portland Harbor, 24 hours a day 365 days of the year. On occasion we are asked to help out in other ports or pick up a tow outside

of our operating area. As of January 2022 our fleet and employee roster are as follows:
Tug(s):
ANDREW MCALLISTER 6000hp
IONA MCALISTER 4000hp
NANCY MCALLISTER 4000hp
RODERICK MCALLISTER 1800hp
Our full and part time employees
Joleen Abbott
Peter Rodriguez
Ed Holland
Kevin Rodriguez
Jake Forgit
Sarah Kaplan
Kelsea Anair
Hannah Buttland
Bryan Eavenson
Walter Russell Jr
Kai Becksvort

Portland Tugboat LLC has 2 State Licensed (Capts' Fournier and Russell) docking pilots available to them.

Happy Birthday Sarah!
06/12/2026

Happy Birthday Sarah!

Happy National Maritime Day.Have a safe Memorial Day.Welcome the summer of America 250!
05/22/2026

Happy National Maritime Day.
Have a safe Memorial Day.
Welcome the summer of America 250!

Roderick and Charles have always been each other’s favorite family members.Sorry Responder….they still love you in Phila...
05/13/2026

Roderick and Charles have always been each other’s favorite family members.
Sorry Responder….they still love you in Philadelphia!

Impressive to watch the team of Portland firefighters skillfully conduct hands on training onboard the t/v State of Main...
05/06/2026

Impressive to watch the team of Portland firefighters skillfully conduct hands on training onboard the t/v State of Maine.

We love that time of year when Jr takes the grill out of winter hibernation!Grilling Season is here!Great having the Jac...
04/15/2026

We love that time of year when Jr takes the grill out of winter hibernation!
Grilling Season is here!
Great having the Jackie’s crew join us.

Twinning .
04/13/2026

Twinning .

It’s official. T/V State of Maine now belongs to Maine Maritime Academy!
03/31/2026

It’s official. T/V State of Maine now belongs to Maine Maritime Academy!

Our favorite local amateur photographer, Jill Blackwood sent us this cool shot.The Nancy and Andrew escorting the traini...
03/24/2026

Our favorite local amateur photographer, Jill Blackwood sent us this cool shot.
The Nancy and Andrew escorting the training vessel STATE OF MAINE into Portland Harbor.

Jackie F and Suzanne moving the former USS Devastator MCM-6 to mothball lay-up fleet in the back basin at the Philadelp...
03/11/2026

Jackie F and Suzanne moving the former USS Devastator MCM-6 to mothball lay-up fleet in the back basin at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

Andrew escorting the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr out of the Kennebec River for the last time. This state of the art, ...
03/06/2026

Andrew escorting the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr out of the Kennebec River for the last time. This state of the art, highly capable machine and its crew are Norfolk bound. Once there she will be commissioned by its namesake and put into active service for the United States Navy.
May God bless all the men and women sailors who sail onboard our nations newest destroyer.
Bath built is best built!

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40 Commercial Street
Portland, ME
04101

Telephone

(207) 772-4791

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