Tanks delivered to Jacksonville LNG facility

Crowley Maritime and Eagle LNG Partners recently began construction of a new shore-side, LNG facility on Crowley-leased property at JAXPORT’s Talleyrand Marine Terminal in Jacksonville.

The LNG bunker fuelling facility will serve Crowley’s new Commitment Class, LNG-powered, combination container/Roll-on Roll-off (ConRo) ships, which are under construction for use in the US Mainland-Puerto Rico trade.

As featured in a new Crowley video, Crowley’s Vice President of LNG, Matt Jackson highlighted the project and how it fits into Crowley’s overall expansion and modernisation plan for its Puerto Rico service. Within the month, Chart Industries is expected to deliver two of its new, 1-million litre Decinske Giant cryogenic tanks for LNG storage at the site.

Including the Jacksonville project, Crowley is investing more than $550m in the two new, innovative ships, along with a new 900-foot pier, three new gantry cranes and a multitude of improvements at its Isla Grande terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Matt said: “The start of construction marks a milestone as we continue making progress with our partners, supplier Eagle LNG and Chart Industries, manufacturer of cryogenic storage tanks. LNG will provide a cleaner, efficient fuel source for our industry-leading Commitment Class ships, and our new JAXPORT bunkering terminal will support efficient operations with state-of-the art technology for bunkering operations.”

Crowley’s LNG and logistics groups are supporting construction of the Jacksonville facility by providing engineering expertise and transport solutions for the equipment at the site. The facility will serve as the fuelling station for the LNG-powered ships.

Weighing 260 tons, each cryogenic storage tank holds enough LNG to cover an average family’s electricity demand for 1,000 years. Eagle LNG President, Sean Lalani said: “Because of its multiple benefits, including being cleaner for the environment, we expect LNG demand for ship fuel to increase to 30 MTPA by 2030. We recognise Crowley’s leadership as an early adopter of this fuel.”

For more information visit www.crowley.com

26th March 2017