Meet Crowley's Powerful Tug Aurora that will propel its newest ATB
Channel: Crowley
Date: 2020-11-30

Aurora made quite the splash as she entered the water for the first time at Master Boat Builders on the Alabama coast. She is the shallow-draft tug that will be paired with a 55,000-barrel fuel barge to make up Crowley Fuels’ newest articulated tug-barge (ATB). Once construction is completed, the ATB will head to Alaska with a mission of delivering clean fuel products in the Western part of the state. The ATB, designed by company subsidiary Jensen Maritime, will be able to operate in ice and temperature conditions common during the Alaska winters. It will have a range of 4,300 miles and be able to access most locations in Alaska, including those in waters as shallow as 9 feet. www.crowley.com/alaska