CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATIONNew ShipsCrowley’s “Commitment”Crowley’s “Commitment”Crowley Maritime last year ordered two LNG-powered both an ode to Puerto Rico. The vessel design has been combination container – Roll-On/Roll-Off (ConRo) ships brought to life by Wärstilä Ship Design in conjunction with VT Halter Marine. The ships are designed to travel with Crowley subsidiary Jensen Maritime. The double-at speeds up to 22 knots and carry containers ranging hulled ConRo ships will be 219.5 x 32.3m and have a in size from 20-ft. standard to 53-ft.-long, 102-in.-wide, deep draft of 10m, and an approximate deadweight high-capacity units, along with hundreds of vehicles in capacity of 26,500 metric tons. Cargo capacity will be enclosed, weather-tight car decking. While LNG is the approximately 2,400 TEUs, with additional space for hot topic of the day, Tom Crowley, Jr., Chairman and nearly 400 vehicles. CEO of Crowley Maritime, said that it was only a small The main propulsion and auxiliary engines will be part of the overall decision. When Crowley made the fueled with LNG.decision on these newbuilds, there were a couple of While the design is done, the technology is proven considerations. “One, there is a very large supply of and the order is in, there is one more small matter to natural gas in the United States, and second, there is consider: fueling the ships. ever increasing environmental regulations that we “We’ve already ordered the ships, we know we’re wanted to get a jump on,” said Crowley. “So we have going to need the fuel, so that’s the next area of focus a large supply of cheap, clean fuel plus a lot of tough to ensure that we get that infrastructure built,” Crowley regulations coming down the pike; we thought let’s just said. “We have a lot of cheap gas but we have no take the bite now and be done with it and have clean infrastructure to get it to the market. But I think that we ships for the next 25 years.” are in a really good spot in Jacksonville because there The Commitment Class, Jones Act ships are scheduled are a lot of options for us, and I think it’s going to be a for delivery in Q2 and Q4 2017 respectively, and replace lot easier to develop that infrastructure here.”Crowley’s towed triple-deck barge