Crowley\u2019s fourth Avance class vessel sets sail
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Crowley\u2019s latest Avance class ship,\u00a0Torogoz<\/em>, began its inaugural commercial service on August 12, departing from Port Everglades, Fla., to serve Central America. The vessel\u2019s commencement is a capstone on the company\u2019s initiation of the four-vessel, Avance class containership fleet.<\/p>\n With a capacity of 1,400 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units), including 300 refrigerated containers, the ship is specifically designed and equipped to quickly and frequently deliver cargo, including apparel, fresh produce, food products, pharmaceuticals and textiles, between the U.S. and El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.<\/p>\n Torogoz<\/em>, like the other Avance class<\/a> vessels, is powered by lower-emission liquefied natural gas (LNG), advancing the company\u2019s next era of faster, frequent ocean shipping that reduces impacts at sea and at port.<\/p>\n \u201cBringing\u00a0Torogoz\u00a0<\/em>into service to complete the landmark introduction of our Avance class fleet marks a major milestone in Crowley\u2019s commitment to bringing efficient logistics solutions to customers in Central America and the Caribbean Basin,\u201d said Vice President Claudia Kattan-Jordan, Crowley Logistics for Central America, Panama and Mexico. \u201cBecause of\u00a0Torogoz<\/em>\u2019s capacity for diverse dry and refrigerated goods, Crowley can provide faster, high-capability service with reliability that is unmatched in the trade.\u201d<\/p>\n The\u00a0Torogoz\u00a0<\/em>follows the operation of its sister ships:\u00a0Tiscapa<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0Quetzal<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0Cop\u00e1n<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0All four of the Avance class ships are named to honor the cultural aspects of Central America, where Crowley has operated shipping and logistics services for more than 60 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n Torogoz<\/em>, also known as a turquoise-browed motmot, is the national bird of El Salvador. Revered by Mayan and other Mesoamerican civilizations, the bird has likely lived on the continent for thousands of years and has long held spiritual significance in the region.<\/p>\n The post Crowley\u2019s fourth Avance class vessel sets sail<\/a> appeared first on Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n