{"id":7698,"date":"2025-04-14T20:02:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T20:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=7698"},"modified":"2025-04-14T20:02:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T20:02:44","slug":"crowleys-first-new-avance-class-vessel-enters-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=7698","title":{"rendered":"Crowley\u2019s first new Avance class vessel enters service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Crowley\u2019s first new Avance class vessel enters service<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Crowley\u2019s new LNG-fueled Avance class containership <em>Quetzal <\/em>has successfully begun its inaugural commercial voyage, opening the company\u2019s next era of faster, frequent ocean shipping with a new class of vessels serving the U.S., Central America and the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n<p>With a capacity for up to 1,400 20-foot container equivalent units (TEUs), <em>Quetza<\/em>l and its three forthcoming sister Avance class ships are on long term charter to Crowley from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epshipping.com.sg\/who-we-are\/\">Eastern Pacific Shipping<\/a>, and were specifically designed to accommodate a variety of container sizes, including 300 refrigerated container unit plugs.<\/p>\n<p>The Avance class \u2013 pronounced in Spanish \u201cah-bahn-seh\u201d with the English meaning of advance \u2013 is well suited to quickly transport perishable goods like food and pharmaceuticals, as well as retail products, apparel, breakbulk cargo and other essential items.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-marine-log wp-block-embed-marine-log\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KkONwfRrVe\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/shipbuilding\/engines-fuel\/12-new-eastern-pacific-18000-teu-containerships-will-have-me-gi-main-engines\/\">12 new Eastern Pacific 18,000 TEU containerships will have ME-GI main engines<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u201c12 new Eastern Pacific 18,000 TEU containerships will have ME-GI main engines\u201d \u2014 Marine Log\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/shipbuilding\/engines-fuel\/12-new-eastern-pacific-18000-teu-containerships-will-have-me-gi-main-engines\/embed\/#?secret=tQ5mx0WlgF#?secret=KkONwfRrVe\" data-secret=\"KkONwfRrVe\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Quetzal <\/em> and its sister vessels also build on Crowley\u2019s commitment to advancing LNG as a solution in the maritime industry\u2019s energy transition. Built at South Korea\u2019s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, the Avance class ships feature high-pressure <a href=\"ttps:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/shipbuilding\/engines-fuel\/12-new-eastern-pacific-18000-teu-containerships-will-have-me-gi-main-engines\/\">ME-GI engines by MAN Energy Solution<\/a>s, that reduce methane slip to negligible levels and make these vessels the most environmentally efficient in their category. LNG itself lowers vessel greenhouse gas emissions, such as sulfur oxide, carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide, while eliminating particulate matter compared with conventional diesel fuel.<\/p>\n<p><em>Quetzal<\/em> initiated service on April 11-12 at Port of Santo Tom\u00e1s, Guatemala. Named to honor Central American culture and communities, the Avance class vessels are all expected to enter service with Crowley in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Quetzal<\/em> and the Avance class ships represent the next generation of Crowley\u2019s innovation and leadership in supply chain solutions for international shipping in the Caribbean Basin,\u201d said chairman and CEO Tom Crowley. \u201cThe vessels provide frequent service and greater capabilities to deliver cargo at peak timing while carrying forward Crowley\u2019s high operational standards. With the company\u2019s decades of service in Central America and the Dominican Republic, the Avance Class is a strategic investment by Crowley in the future of this international trade, setting a new standard for environmental efficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/crowleys-first-new-avance-class-vessel-enters-service\/\">Crowley\u2019s first new Avance class vessel enters service<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Nick Blenkey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/crowleys-first-new-avance-class-vessel-enters-service\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=crowleys-first-new-avance-class-vessel-enters-service\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crowley\u2019s first new Avance class vessel enters service Crowley\u2019s new LNG-fueled Avance class containership Quetzal has successfully begun its inaugural commercial voyage, opening the company\u2019s next era of faster, frequent ocean shipping with a new class of vessels serving the U.S., Central America and the Dominican Republic. 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