--- title: Conro News | Commitment Class (4) description: Commitment Class | All of the Latest Conro News (4) --- {% set baseFontFamily = "Open Sans" %} /* Add the font family you wish to use. You may need to import it above. */ {% set headerFontFamily = "Open Sans" %} /* This affects only headers on the site. Add the font family you wish to use. You may need to import it above. */ {% set textColor = "#565656" %} /* This sets the universal color of dark text on the site */ {% set pageCenter = "1100px" %} /* This sets the width of the website */ {% set headerType = "fixed" %} /* To make this a fixed header, change the value to "fixed" - otherwise, set it to "static" */ {% set lightGreyColor = "#f7f7f7" %} /* This affects all grey background sections */ {% set baseFontWeight = "normal" %} /* More than likely, you will use one of these values (higher = bolder): 300, 400, 700, 900 */ {% set headerFontWeight = "normal" %} /* For Headers; More than likely, you will use one of these values (higher = bolder): 300, 400, 700, 900 */ {% set buttonRadius = '40px' %} /* "0" for square edges, "10px" for rounded edges, "40px" for pill shape; This will change all buttons */ ### After you have updated your stylesheet, make sure you turn this module off [![Crowley](https://conro.crowley.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos/New%20Logo%202022/Crowley_logo_gradient_pos_RGB300x100.png?width=300&height=100&name=Crowley_logo_gradient_pos_RGB300x100.png "Crowley")](http://www.crowley.com) ## **News** [![](https://conro.crowley.com/hubfs/Digital%20Marketing%20-%20All%20Files/_Projects/Blog%20Images/trucks.jpg) ## 9 Smart Terminal Upgrades that Give Crowley’s Shipping Operations an Edge in Puerto Rico It’s no secret that Crowley is making [infrastructure improvements](https://conro.crowley.com/terminal) to its Isla Grande Terminal as part of a $550 million investment in the company’s Puerto Rico services. Of importance are three ship-to-shore [container cranes](https://conro.crowley.com/news/crowley-makes-history-in-san-juan-with-arrival-of-new-cranes), which will be used to load and unload containerized cargo carried aboard Crowley’s two new, Commitment Class combination container/Roll-On Roll-Off (ConRo) [ships](https://conro.crowley.com/ships), powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The 65-meters tall Liebherr container cranes are some of the most technically advanced, ship-to-shore gantries in operation nearly anywhere today.  What still may be a secret to you, however, is how Crowley can offer maximum container loading and unloading efficiency, while turning cargo for customers faster than other carriers. The reason is due in large part to these nine** **smart innovations Crowley is incorporating in the terminal upgrades: ](https://conro.crowley.com/news/nine-smart-terminal-upgrades-in-pr) [Puerto Rico Terminal](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/puerto-rico-terminal) [ConRo Ships](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/conro-ships) [Commitment Class](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/commitment-class) [Puerto Rico](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/puerto-rico) [shipping](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/shipping) [terminal](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/terminal) [expeditionary logistics](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/expeditionary-logistics) [innovation](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/innovation) [![](https://conro.crowley.com/hubfs/Digital%20Marketing%20-%20All%20Files/_Projects/PR%20ConRo/ConRo%20Ships/Ship%20Images/Patrick%26Eddie.Still001.png) ## Crowley's Construction Management Team Drives Efficient, Quality Build-Out at Shipyard A key to Crowley’s success currently building its Commitment Class ships powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) is the company’s construction management team. Lead by manager Patrick Sperry, they are using the company’s deep well of expertise and experience delivering high performing ships, this time on Crowley’s own two combination container/Roll-On Roll-Off vessels being built at VT Halter Marine. [LNG Ships](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/lng-ships) [ConRo Ships](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/conro-ships) [Commitment Class](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/commitment-class) [Construction](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/construction) [shipping](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/shipping) [maritime](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/maritime) ](https://conro.crowley.com/news/crowleys-team-drives-efficient-build-shipyard) [![](https://conro.crowley.com/hubfs/Digital%20Marketing%20-%20All%20Files/_Projects/Blog%20Images/IMG_7671%20(Large).jpg) ## Crowley Initiates Cargo Operations in Puerto Rico Using New Container Cranes and Pier   *Photo: The first Crowley container is lifted by new cranes from the barge.* In late June, Crowley celebrated the arrival of the first vessel to call at its newly constructed pier at Isla Grande in Puerto Rico – the Crowley-towed container barge *455-4*. The occasion allowed Crowley to put its three new [container cranes](https://conro.crowley.com/news/crowley-makes-history-in-san-juan-with-arrival-of-new-cranes) and equipment to work for the very first time, and both operators and cranes performed well. ](https://conro.crowley.com/news/inaugural-operations) [Puerto Rico Terminal](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/puerto-rico-terminal) [Commitment Class](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/commitment-class) [Isla Grande Pier](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/isla-grande-pier) [Pier](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/pier) [terminal](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/terminal) [455-4](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/455-4) [barge 455-4](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/barge-455-4) [ ## Video: Crowley's Container Cranes for ConRo Ships Pass Safety & Endurance Tests Crowley continues to make great progress in the [transformational upgrades](https://conro.crowley.com/terminal) now underway at the company's Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In addition to achieving safety certifications from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the company is pleased to report that all three of the new gantry cranes, which have been designed to serve the company's liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered [ConRo ships](https://conro.crowley.com/ships), which are under construction, have passed their required endurance tests. As shown in the video clip above, endurance testing simulates 12 hours of continuous cargo-handling maneuvers to prove that the cranes' systems, technology and equipment are in safe and good working order before operations begin.  ](https://conro.crowley.com/news/two-large-cranes-successfully-relocated-to-talleyrand-terminal-will-service-crowleys-new-conro-ships-0) [ConRo Ships](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/conro-ships) [Commitment Class](https://conro.crowley.com/news/topic/commitment-class) [![](https://conro.crowley.com/hubfs/Digital%20Marketing%20-%20All%20Files/_Projects/Blog%20Images/crowley_port_terminal_camera5_render_24x36_300dpi_COMPOSITE_FINAL_110116-1a.jpg) ## Tom Crowley: Investments in New Ships, LNG and Refrigerated Units Buoy Trade in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Crowley’s Chairman and CEO Tom Crowley recently spoke about the company’s liner and logistics strategy and the $550 million investment Crowley is making in its Puerto Rico and Caribbean business at JAXPORT’s Logistics and Intermodal Conference, held in Jacksonville this past spring. In this video, listen to Crowley’s key remarks on these topics, as well as the company’s burgeoning liquefied natural gas (LNG) business that is now supplying industrial customers throughout the Caribbean Basin with an efficient, reliable and affordable fuel source. 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