Crowley Christen First Two Ocean-class Tugboats

Crowley Maritime Corporation christen 'Ocean Wave' & 'Ocean Wind' built at Bollinger Shipyards, based in Amelia, La. USA.

The new tugboats were designed by Crowley subsidiary Jensen Maritime located in New Orleans.

At 146 and 156 feet in length, and with a minimum bollard pull of 150 metric tons, Crowley’s new ocean class tugs will be outfitted for long-range, high-capacity ocean towing, rig moves, platform and floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit tows, emergency response and firefighting.

Crowley’s Ocean Wave and Ocean Wind are scheduled to begin this year in support of energy projects in the U.S. Gulf for a major customer in the global oil and gas industry having been built at Bollinger Shipyard. and the remaining two vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2013.

Jacksonville-based Crowley Holdings Inc., a holding company of the 120-year-old Crowley Maritime Corporation, is a privately held family and employee-owned company. The company provides project solutions, transportation and logistics services in domestic and international markets by means of six operating lines of business: Puerto Rico/Caribbean Liner Services, Latin America Liner Services, Logistics Services, Petroleum Services, Marine Services and Technical Services.