Additional equipment ups company's annual capacity to 20 million gallons of LNG
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – In response to high customer demand in Puerto Rico, Crowley Fuels has acquired 40 additional ISO tanks for its Caribbean group that will be used to supply, transport and distribute U.S.-sourced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to customers on the island. The addition of these tanks brings Crowley’s total equipment fleet to 75 cryogenic ISO tank containers, giving the company the capacity to ship over 20 million gallons of LNG annually to customers via a world-class logistics supply chain. The new 40-foot tanks feature technological improvements that increase the offload rate, allowing for faster fuel transfers to customers.
Crowley has more than 32 megawatts of LNG supply contracts in Puerto Rico and has delivered to customers since 2014. From LNG sourcing and logistics transportation, Crowley makes the entire LNG supply chain seamless for customers and provides energy resiliency.
The company's transportation from U.S. liquefaction facilities to customers’ storage units is managed by its domestic logistics team, which coordinates over-the-road transportation to shipping terminals in Jacksonville or Port Everglades, Fla. Once at the terminal, the containers are loaded onto company-owned vessels and transported to customers’ locales. At the port of entry, Crowley’s on-site logistics team delivers the LNG to customers’ facilities, where it is re-gasified into pipeline natural gas for power generation.
Crowley Fuels to-date has delivered over seven million gallons of LNG to industrial customers in Puerto Rico, including food and beverage manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies and more. Additionally, in 2017, Crowley ensured its LNG supply chain was operational and providing deliveries to customers within three days of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico's September hurricane that left most of the island without power.