Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime Corp. has christened the MV Ohio, the primary of 4 new LNG-ready Jones Act product tankers being constructed at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard.

The 50,000 DWT, 330,000-barrel-capacity ship is the primary tanker ever to obtain the American Bureau of Shipping’s (ABS) LNG-Ready Level 1 approval, giving Crowley the choice to transform the tanker to liquefied pure fuel (LNG) propulsion sooner or later.

The vessel was constructed by Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI), the wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA. The remaining three product tankers are additionally being constructed by APSI for Crowley and have deliberate deliveries by 2016.

The new tankers are based mostly on a confirmed Hyundai Mipo Dockyards (HMD) design which contains quite a few gasoline effectivity options, versatile cargo functionality and the newest regulatory necessities.

Ohio measures 600 ft lengthy and is able to carrying crude oil or refined petroleum merchandise. Under course of Captain Dan Loewer and Chief Engineer Donald Routley, the vessel has made two voyages so far carrying clear petroleum merchandise to Florida, Crowley says.

The MV Ohio was to be christened at the moment on the Tampa Cruise Terminal with Pamaela Beall, president of MPLX, a Maritime Petroleum Corporation subsidiary, performing the ceremonial breaking of a bottle of champagne throughout the hull of the vessel.

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