Crowley to Christen Two Ocean Class Tugboats (USA)

Today, Crowley Maritime Corporation will christen the first two of four tugboats in the ocean class series, Ocean Wave and Ocean Wind, tomorrow in New Orleans.

The vessels were designed by Crowley subsidiary Jensen Maritime, which has a recently opened office located at 1515 Poydras Street, Suite 2030, near the river district of New Orleans. Additionally, the tugs were built at Bollinger Shipyards, based in Amelia, La., generating 600 important jobs for people living in the U.S. Gulf region.

The launch of the new tugboats will solidify the company’s standing as an industry leader in ocean towing, salvage and offshore marine support for the upstream energy industry. At 146 and 156 feet in length, and with a minimum bollard pull of 150 metric tons, Crowley’s new ocean class tugs will be outfitted for long-range, high-capacity ocean towing, rig moves, platform and floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit tows, emergency response and firefighting. Crowley’s Ocean Wave and Ocean Wind are scheduled to begin this year in support of energy projects in the U.S. Gulf for a major customer in the global oil and gas industry.

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Crowley, October 25, 2012