LNG bunker barges are used to store and transport liquefied natural gas, the primary fuel source in the maritime industry. They act as a floating LNG storage and distribution facility, supplying LNG to ships while they load and unload cargo.

The 416-foot-long barge will feature advanced technologies in cargo handling capabilities and increased transfer rates, including a state-of-the-art solution from Shell and Crowley Engineering Services to flexibly deliver LNG to various types of LNG containment systems.

2024年7月31日 · Designed by Crowley’s engineering services group, the 416-foot-long barge has a capacity of 12,000 m3 (3.17 million gallons) and features a transformative design, enabling efficient and dependable supply of LNG to fuel ships.

2022年1月12日 · Bay Shipbuilding is expected to complete construction on the barge in late 2023 under contract with Crowley, the largest independent operator of tank vessels in the U.S. Crowley will operate the vessel under a long-term charter with Shell NA LNG, LLC (“Shell”).

2024年8月1日 · WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding made maritime history yesterday with the delivery of the largest U.S. Jones Act-compliant vessel, a 12,000 sq. ft. LNG bunker barge named Progress to Crowley.

2021年9月1日 · Crowley Maritime Corporation has signed a long-term time charter with Shell NA LNG, LLC, (“Shell”) providing for the building and operation of a new, U.S.-built, LNG bunker barge. Upon construction, the barge will be the largest Jones Act-compliant vessel of its kind, helping to expand current network capacity and meet demands for cleaner energy.

2024年9月30日 · The LNG bunkering barge Progress, delivered to Crowley Maritime Corporation, starts fuelling ships at the Port of Savannah. Built by Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, this 416-foot vessel boosts LNG services on the US East Coast under a long-term Shell NA LNG agreement.

2022年1月13日 · Bay Shipbuilding is expected to complete construction on the 416' barge in late 2023 under contract with Crowley, the largest independent operator of tank vessels in the U.S. Crowley will operate the vessel under a long-term charter with Shell NA LNG LLC.

Global adoption of small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) could be a reality soon thanks to Wärtsilä’s LNG floating storage and regasification barges (FSRBs). They facilitate access to tricky locations that were once impossible to reach to deliver, store and distribute LNG.

2024年7月31日 · The 416’ liquified natural gas bunker barge Progress, described as “the largest U.S. Jones Act-compliant vessel of its kind,” was delivered to Crowley, Jacksonville, Fla., after construction was completed at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wisc.