VT Halter Marine launched on Monday Crowley Maritime Corp’s new Commitment Class ship El Coquí, one of the world’s first combination container/Roll on-Roll off (ConRo) ships powered by liquefied natural gas in Pascagoula, Miss.

“We are extremely appreciative of all the work that has been accomplished so far and look forward to the successful delivery of El Coquí later this year and her sister ship, Taíno, in the first half of next year,” said Tom Crowley, company Chairman and CEO.

According to Crowley, the ship launch also marks the beginning of a very momentous week for the company’s Commitment Class project, as the company is expecting the arrival of three, new gantry cranes at its new terminal pier in San Juan later this week, and two, 1-million liter cryogenic tanks at its LNG bunkering facility being built at the Port of Jacksonville, Fla.