Crowley to supply containerized LNG to major pharmaceutical company in Puerto Rico

Crowley Maritime Corp.’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) services group has been awarded a multi-year contract to supply additional volumes of containerised, U.S.-sourced LNG to a major pharmaceutical company’s manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico.

The contract, executed through Crowley’s Carib Energy LLC subsidiary, extends a 2014 contract awarded to Crowley for LNG supply for the facilities by expanding LNG services to additional plants. The contract includes the fuel supply and transportation of LNG, which helps the customer yield substantially lowered emissions and provides an alternative to their current fuel source, diesel. Other benefits include an uninterrupted fuel supply due to the abundance and availability of U.S.-sourced LNG.

The transportation will be managed by Crowley’s domestic logistics team, which will coordinate over-the-road transportation of 40-foot intermodal ISO tanks which will each carry approximately 10,000 gallons of LNG to the company’s Jacksonville, Florida, shipping terminal. Once in Jacksonville, the tanks will be loaded onto company-owned vessels departing for Puerto Rico. Upon arrival on the island, Crowley’s Puerto Rico-based logistics team will manage delivery of the LNG to the customer’s facilities. There the LNG will be re-gasified into pipeline natural gas for boiler consumption.

Crowley Vice President, Greg Buffington said: “We are thrilled to enhance our relationship by growing our LNG services and volumes with this critical customer in Puerto Rico. Crowley will continue to provide an uninterrupted supply chain of natural gas to the customer’s site, just as we have done since 2014, helping them utilize a safe, reliable and environmentally friendly fuel for their operations.”

For more information visit www.crowley.com

31st July 2017