US CON-RO LAUNCHED

摘要

On 21 March Crowley Maritime Corp and VT Halter Marine launched Crowley's new Commitment class ship El Coqui, one of the world's first combination container/roll on-roll off (con-ro) ships powered by liquefied natural gas, in Pascagoula, Miss. The launch of the new ship was the first In a series of milestones as part of Crowley's $550 million project to expand and modernise the company's shipping and logistics services between Jacksonville, Fla and San Juan, Puerto Rico. El Coqui, named after a frog native to the Island, will undergo final topside construction and testing before beginning service In the US Jones Act trade during the second half of 2017.