US-headquartered maritime and logistics firm Crowley’s new LNG-powered containership Quetzal is now sailing on routes across the US, central America and Dominican Republic.
With capacity for up to 1,400 20-foot container equivalent units (TEUs), Quetzal and its three forthcoming sister Avance Class ships will provide more cargo capacity while using LNG for fuel, which overall is better than diesel in environmental impact.
Crowley’s Avance Class ships feature high-pressure ME-GI engines by MAN Energy Solutions, which reduce methane slippage to “negligible levels”.
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