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The Top 10 Maritime Stories for 2018
Choosing the âtop stories of 2018â was, this year, a difficult task. Many compelling story threads played out, dramatically impacting the North American waterfrontâŚ
Regulatory Reform: Good Ideas ⌠Ready to Start?
Regulatory reform is one of President Trumpâs priority agenda items. Upon taking office, the President issued a number of Executive Orders focusing attention and demanding action on the myriad of regulations impacting American businesses.Last May, the reform spotlight fell on maritime regulations when the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), published a Request for Information (RFI) onâŚ
Crowley Christens LNG ConRo El Coquí
Crowley Maritime Corp. on Saturday christened its Commitment Class combination container/roll on-roll off (ConRo) ship El Coquí, which is among the first of its kind to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).The Jones Act compliant vessel is the first of two built as part of Crowleyâs Commitment Class project and a key new component in the companyâs supply chain transformation in the U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico trade.
Crowley Urges Against Pilotage Fee Hike in Port Everglades
Port Everglades' largest tenant is urging the Florida Board of Pilot Commissioners to reject a proposed fee increase for harbor pilot services that it says would unfairly raise average pilotage costs more than 100 percent for shipping lines that call frequently at the port.While the proposed fee structure would decrease fees for cruise ships, it would hike the costs for companies that operate frequent-call feeder vessels that sail in and out of Port EvergladesâŚ
Crowley Awards Scholarships to Two Webb Students
Webb Institute, a four-year college specializing in naval architecture and marine engineering, has announced that the 2018-19 academic year recipients of Crowley Maritime Corporationâs Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship are Taylor Campbell (Class of 2019) and Reneé Tremblay (Class of 2020).Webbâs scholarship selection committee chose Tremblay of Bristol, R.I., and Campbell of Altoona, Pa., for their hard workâŚ
Exploring Class Approvals, Supported by CAD
ABS software supports designs across most vessel sectors. This pilot project focused on tug and barge designs, producing promising results.Jensen Maritime, the navalâŚ
Coast Guard, Industry Partner on LNG Inspector Training
The Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Natonal Center of Expertise, industry experts provide technical training for future LNG fueled vessel inspectors.The Coast Guardâs Liquefied Gas Carrier National Center of Expertise (LGC NCOE) partnered with Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville to coordinate a four-day âLNG as Fuel Workshopâ Sept. 17-20, 2018, for future inspectors of LNG fueled vessels, with support from industry experts and the Coast Guardâs Marine Safety Center.TogetherâŚ
Jensen and ABS Pilot 3D Modeling Techniques
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Crowley Maritime Corporation 's naval architecture and marine engineering subsidiary Jensen Maritime completed a pilot project using three-dimensional (3D) computer-aided design (CAD) models to support the class design review process.The joint project, focused on tug and barge designs, used a detailed 3D-model environment that seamlessly integrates with the ABS classification processes.
Mackay Marine Outfits Crowleyâs New LNG ConRo Ships
The new ship El Coquí entered service for domestic operator Crowley in late July 2018 as one of the worldâs first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled combined container and roll-on roll-off (ConRo) vessels.El Coquí, along with sister ship Taíno currently under construction at shipbuilder VT Halterâs Pascagoula, Miss. shipyard, feature a wide range of state-of-the-art onboard technologies, including advanced integrated bridge systems (IBS)âŚ
Crowley Delivers Appomattox Platform
Crowley Maritime Corp.âs offshore services group has delivered Shellâs Appomattox semi-submersible Floating Production System (FPS) to the open waters of the U.S.
Crowleyâs LNG-powered ConRo Ship Enters Service
Crowley Maritime Corp.âs new container/roll on-roll off (ConRo) ship El Coquí delivered its first cargo from Jacksonville, Fla., to the companyâs Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan yesterday â a milestone in the companyâs transformation of its U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico logistics services.âIncreasing supply chain velocity while reducing customersâ landed costs was the core reason for our $550 million investment in this important service,â said Tom Crowley, company chairman and CEO.
LNG Powered ConRo Ship Delivered to Crowley
U.S. based Crowley Maritime Corp. has taken delivery of one of the worldâs first combination container/roll on-roll off (ConRo) ships powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), from shipbuilder VT Halter Marine Inc. The Jones Act compliant El Coquí is the first of two Commitment Class, LNG-powered ConRo ships being built for Crowleyâs shipping and logistics services between Jacksonville, Fla., and San JuanâŚ
Philly Shipyard Looks to End Order Drought
Philly Shipyard said it is in the early stages of potentially securing an order to build two Jones Act compliant medium range (MR) product tankers for an undisclosed buyer.The U.S. shipbuilder revealed in its second quarter report that it has executed a nonbinding Term Sheet with a potential customer for the construction of two newbuild 50,000 DWT tankers for targeted deliveries in Q4 2020 and Q1 2021.In order to support the delivery timetableâŚ
Eighty-two Crowley Vessels Earn Safety Awards
Eighty-two Crowley Maritime Corporation vessels recently received the Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA)âs annual Jones F. Devlin Awards in recognition of their outstanding safety records in 2017. Each year the CSA grants Devlin Award certificates to manned merchant vessels that have operated for two or more years without incurring a lost time injury (LTI), specifically highlighting the skills andâŚ
ACMF Receives Grant from Former SeaFreight Boss
The American Caribbean Maritime Foundation (ACMF) announced it received a contribution of $150,000 from Mr. and Mrs. Roland Malins-Smith. Mr. Malins-Smith, now retired, is founder of SeaFreight Line Ltd. which was acquired by Crowley in 2015.The ACMF funds scholarships and provides grants for classrooms and other facilities at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU).Malins-Smith, born in Grenada, beganâŚ
Crowley Launches New Caribbean Shipping Service
Crowley Maritime Corp.âs liner services group announced today that it has launched a new feeder shipping service connecting San Juan, Puerto Rico; Rio Haina, Dominican Republic; and St. Croix and St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI).With the new service, vessels depart Rio Haina on Sundays and arrive in San Juan on Tuesdays. After departure on Thursdays, cargo arrives in St. Thomas and St. Croix on Fridays, before the vessel moves to the Dominican Republic again for Sunday operations.
Tim Bush Promoted to Crowley VP, Deputy General Counsel
Crowley Maritime Corp. has announced that Tim Bush has been promoted to vice president and deputy general counsel. In his new position, Bush will help support theâŚ
LNG is the Bridge to âZero Emissionsâ Shipping
The advent of industry wide tightening of allowable sulfur emissions is getting nearer. Suddenly, with the deadline now little more than one year away, the countdown clock will very soon be ticking much louder. Simply stated, the cap on allowable sulfur content in marine fuels, presently at 3.5 percent in many geographical regions, will be reduced to 0.5 percent in January 2020. The 0.1 percent sulfur capâŚ
New WWF Guide Helps Mariners Steer Clear of Arctic Wildlife
A new WWF-Canada guide designed to help mariners in the eastern Arctic identify and avoid marine mammals is being unveiled at a Canadian Marine Advisory Council meeting in Montreal today. With summer sea ice on the decline and industrial pressures increasing, shipping traffic in the Canadian Arctic has steadily risen. This is especially true in the eastern Arctic and around the community of Pond Inlet and the Mary River iron ore mine.
Crowley Acquires Three SeaRiver Tankers
Crowley Alaska Tankers, LLC, has completed its acquisition of three tankers from SeaRiver Maritime Inc. and is now chartering the vessels back to SeaRiver under varying multi-year terms.The tankers Liberty Bay and Eagle Bay, now under Crowley ownership and operation and renamed Washington and California respectively, each have a capacity of 760,000 barrels and transport crude from Alaska to West Coast refineries.