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Crowley christens tanker in Philadelphia

   Crowley Maritime Corp. christened its newest tanker, Florida, on Wednesday at the Aker Philadelphia Shipyard.
   The 46,000-deadweight-ton ship and a sister ship, Pennsylvania, that was delivered by Aker last fall, can carry 330,000 barrels of petroleum products and chemicals.
   In addition to the self-propelled tankers, Crowley owns and operates 17 articulated tank barges with capacities ranging from 155,000 to 330,000 barrels.

Chris Dupin

Chris Dupin has written about trade and transportation and other business subjects for a variety of publications before joining American Shipper and Freightwaves.