CROWLEY AND SHELL

摘要

CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION has signed a long-term time charter with Shell NA LNG LLC, providing for the building and operation of a new U.S.-built, LNG bunker barge. With a capacity of 12,000 cubic meters, it will be the largest Jones Act-compliant vessel of its kind. It will be built at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., and will be the second LNG bunkering barge to be built at the shipyard, which is currently constructing a 5,400-cubic-meter unit for Polaris New Energy that is set for delivery later this year. "This additional LNG barge will serve as another demonstration of our commitment to building and servicing sustainable maritime endeavors, both in the United States and globally," said Dario Deste, president and CEO of Fincantieri Marine Group.