Cargo Business Newswire

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Crowley breaks ground on LNG pier/terminal project at San Juan port

Crowley Puerto Rico Services has broken ground on a $48.5-million construction project for a new pier at its Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico, according to a company statement.

The project includes the development of a new 900-foot-long, 114-foot-wide concrete pier and all associated dredging needed to accommodate Crowley’s two new LNG-powered, Commitment Class ships, scheduled for delivery in 2017.

Crowley says its terminal expansion also includes the installation of three new ship-to-shore container gantry cranes, which will be supplied under a separate contract.

"This important project represents close collaboration between private business and the Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PRPA) to make a major investment in the infrastructure of Puerto Rico," explained Jose "Pache" Ayala, Crowley vice president, Puerto Rico. "We are very pleased to be working with a Puerto Rico-based construction company that is utilizing workers on the island and keeping the money in the local economy."

The construction contract is being executed by L.P.C. & D. Inc., of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, which began driving the first piles for the pier last week.