Crowley to christen first of four LNG-ready product tankers for use in U.S. coastwise trade

Crowley Maritime Corp. will christen the first of four new, Jones Act product tankers tomorrow, at the Tampa Cruise Terminal, the company said in its press release. The 50,000 dead-weight-tons (dwt), 330,000-barrel-capacity ship named Ohio is the first tanker ever to receive the American Bureau of Shipping’s (ABS) LNG-Ready Level 1 approval, meaning Crowley has the option to convert the tanker to liquefied natural gas (LNG) propulsion in the future. The tanker is part of Crowley’s industry-leading, vessel build program.