Crowley christens ConRo El Coqui

Crowley Maritime Corp. 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), on Oct. 20 in Puerto Rico. The Jones Act compliant vessel is the first of two built as part of Crowley’s Commitment Class project, and a key new component in the company’s supply chain transformation in the U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico trade. Its sister ship Taíno is in the final phases of construction and testing at VT Halter Marine’s shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., and is expected to be delivered in late 2018. (Source: Crowley Marine 10/22/18) Crowley Marine is headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., and has facilities in Gulfport, Miss., and Covington, Lake Charles and New Orleans, La. Crowley Maritime Corp.’s new container/roll on-roll off (ConRo) ships El Coquí and Taíno have received international acclaim with the Shoreside Team of the Year Award during the Safety at Sea Awards ceremony held by Safety at Sea International magazine recently in London.