Arctic Directory March 2016: Crowley selects Eagle LNG as marine fuel provider

Crowley Puerto Rico Services Inc. has selected Eagle LNG Partners as the liquefied natural gas supplier for the company’s new LNG-powered, commitment class ships, which will be delivered in 2017 for use in the U.S. mainland to Puerto Rico trade. To support Crowley’s LNG needs, Eagle LNG will build a natural gas liquefaction plant offering a capacity of 200,000 gallons per day, 87,000 gallons per day initially, in Jacksonville. The state-of-the-art facility is slated to be operational by early 2017.

The supply agreement between Eagle LNG and Crowley will provide LNG fuel for the El Conqui and Taino, which are expected to be in service in the second quarter and fourth quarter of 2017 respectively. The Jones Act ships will replace Crowley’s towed triple-deck barge fleet, which has served the trade continuously and with distinction since the early 1970s. These new ships will offer customers fast ocean transit times while accommodating the company’s diverse equipment selection and cargo handling flexibility - benefits customers have enjoyed for nearly 60 years. The LNG plant is separate from the previously announced Eagle LNG Federal Energy Regulatory Commission export terminal located along the St. Johns River, in Jacksonville, which will continue to focus on export markets in the Caribbean and Atlantic basin.

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