Philly Shipyard Delivers Third LNG-Ready Jones Act Tanker to Crowley
Crowley Maritime has taken supply of the third of 4 Jones Act product tankers being constructed for the corporate by Philly Shipyard.
The 50,000 dwt tanker, Louisiana, is able to carrying 330,000-barrels of product and scheduled to be christened in New Orleans on May 5. Crowley’s fourth product tanker is beneath building at PSI, and supply is deliberate for third quarter 2016.
Louisiana joins sister ships Ohio and Texas, which had been acquired by Crowley in 2015 because the first-ever tankers to obtain the American Bureau of Shipping’s (ABS) LNG-Ready Level 1 approval. The approval permits Crowley to transform the tanker to liquefied pure gasoline (LNG) propulsion sooner or later.
“The Louisiana’s delivery continues to enhance the services we are able to provide to our petroleum customers,” stated Crowley’s Rob Grune, senior vice chairman and common supervisor, petroleum companies. “We celebrate new tonnage and the advanced technology, but most important to us and to our customers are the highly trained men and women of Crowley who are committed to transporting their fuel in the safest, most reliable way possible.”
“Milestones like today show we can deliver solutions that reinforce the value of the Jones Act vessels and American-built and American-crewed trade,” Grune stated.
The product tankers are based mostly on a confirmed Hyundai Mipo Dockyards (HMD) design that comes with quite a few gas effectivity options, versatile cargo functionality and the newest regulatory necessities. The vessel is 600 ft lengthy and is able to carrying crude oil or refined petroleum merchandise, in addition to varied chemical cargoes.
“We are proud to deliver another Philly-born tanker, the shipyard’s fifth tanker for Crowley and 23rd vessel in total,” remarked Philly Shipyard’s President and CEO Steinar Nerbovik. “On behalf of the men and women who built her, we are honored knowing that the Louisiana will be another safe and quality addition to Crowley’s fleet that will serve its mariners and our nation’s waterways for decades to follow.”
