Crowley’s Carib Energy LLC, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) subsidiary of Crowley Maritime Corp., was awarded a multi-year contract to supply LNG to a major pharmaceutical company’s manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico.
The contract extends a pact from 2014 by adding additional plants and includes both the fuel supply and its transportation.
“We are thrilled to enhance our relationship by growing our LNG services and volumes with this critical customer in Puerto Rico,” Crowley Vice President Greg Buffington said.
LNG is used as an alternative to diesel. It also has lower emissions.
All LNG will be sourced in the United States. Crowley’s domestic logistics team will manage the transportation of LNG from liquefaction facilities to company’s Jacksonville, Florida shipping terminal.
The LNG will be transported over land by 40-foot intermodal tanks authorized by the U.S. Department of Transportation to each carry 10,000 gallons. In Jacksonville, the tanks are loaded onto Crowley ships.
Once the LNG reaches Puerto Rico, it is handled by Crowley’s Puerto Rico-based logistics team and re-gasified.
Crowley entered the LNG market in 2013 and has delivered 5 million gallons of LNG.
The company holds export licenses from the U.S. Department of Energy to transport to Free Trade Agreement and Non-Free Trade Agreement countries in the Caribbean, Central America and South America.