Crowley’s new LNG-fueled Avance class containership Quetzal has successfully begun its inaugural commercial voyage, opening the company’s next era of faster, frequent ocean shipping with a new class of vessels serving the
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Crowley’s new LNG-fueled Avance class containership Quetzal has successfully begun its inaugural commercial voyage, opening the company’s next era of faster, frequent ocean shipping with a new class of vessels serving the U.S., Central America and the Dominican Republic.
With a capacity for up to 1,400 20-foot container equivalent units (TEUs), Quetzal and its three forthcoming sister Avance class ships are on long term charter to Crowley from Eastern Pacific Shipping, and were specifically designed to accommodate a variety of container sizes, including 300 refrigerated container unit plugs.
The Avance class – pronounced in Spanish “ah-bahn-seh” with the English meaning of advance – is well suited to quickly transport perishable goods like food and pharmaceuticals, as well as retail products, apparel, breakbulk cargo and other essential items.
Quetzal and its sister vessels also build on Crowley’s commitment to advancing LNG as a solution in the maritime industry’s energy transition. Built at
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