Crowley’s newest barge makes waves in Portland

Crowley Maritime Corp. said Sept. 1 that it has welcomed a new 400-foot by 105-foot heavy-lift deck barge to its fleet at the Gunderson Marine shipyard in Portland, Ore. The barge is the fourth heavy-lift deck barge christened by Crowley this year and the seventh in a series of heavy-lift deck barges slated to be built and put into service by 2013. Crowley’s heavy-lift 455 series deck barges with 25-foot side shells provide both the capacity and deck strength needed to accommodate larger drilling and production units used for deepwater offshore energy exploration and development. For more information visit www.crowley.com.