Jacksonville, Florida-based shipping company Crowley Maritime Corporation was among multiple Jones Act shipping companies to receive a Humanitarian Award from Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) for their role in the relief effort in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. The award, which was accepted on the behalf of the company’s Puerto Rico employees by Tom Crowley, … [Read more...]
Bipartisan Bill Would Require a ‘Portion’ of American Oil and Gas Exports Be Transported on U.S.-Built Ships
U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill Monday that would require a portion of exported crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) be transported on U.S.-built and U.S.-flagged vessels, in addition to the construction of 50 new ships built domestically by 2040. The bill, known as the ‘Energizing American Shipbuilding Act’, was introduced in the Senate by U.S. Senator … [Read more...]
Maritime and National Security Leaders Tout Jones Act as Essential to National and Homeland Security
U.S. national security leaders and various maritime stakeholders were in Maryland this week to attend the annual U.S. Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition, where the importance of the Jones Act proved to be a hot topic in the first exposition since the issue was thrust into the national conversation in the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria hitting the … [Read more...]
Crowley’s First LNG-Powered ConRo Fuels Up at VT Halter Marine
The first supply of liquefied natural gas fuel has been loaded onto Crowley Maritime's new combination container and roll-on/roll-off ship that is now nearing completion in Mississippi. According to Crowley, around 410,000 gallons of super-chilled LNG was recently loaded into the El Coquí’s cryogenic fuel tank at the VT Halter Marine shipyard in Pascagoula, where the two … [Read more...]
Crowley: Six Months After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico’s Road to Recovery is Being Made by Sea
Feature story provided by Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime Corporation on the ongoing relief and recovery efforts in Puerto six months after the storm hit. It’s been called the most logistically challenging relief effort the United States has ever managed. When nearly Category 5 Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, it left a wake of destruction that … [Read more...]