{"id":270909,"date":"2025-05-12T21:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-crowleys-copan-expands-shipping-capabilities-for-u-s-central-america-and-caribbean\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T21:10:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T01:10:01","slug":"copan-de-crowley-amplia-su-capacidad-de-transporte-maritimo-para-ee-uu-centroamerica-y-el-caribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/copan-de-crowley-amplia-su-capacidad-de-transporte-maritimo-para-ee-uu-centroamerica-y-el-caribe\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowley&#8217;s Cop\u00e1n Expands Shipping Capabilities for U.S., Central America and Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen2{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt\n}\n.prnml4{\nMARGIN-TOP:0em; MARGIN-RIGHT:0em; MARGIN-BOTTOM:0em; MARGIN-LEFT:0.33em !IMPORTANT\n}\n.prnbcc{\nBORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE; BORDER-TOP:1pt  black; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt  black; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt  black; BORDER-LEFT:1pt  black\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">May 12, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <i>Cop\u00e1n<\/i>, the second vessel in Crowley&#8217;s Avance Class fleet of LNG-powered containerships, has begun its inaugural commercial operations from the Port of <span class=\"xn-location\">Jacksonville, Florida<\/span> (JAXPORT), further expanding the company&#8217;s capacity and enhancing speed of ocean shipping for the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> Basin.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg1a4dleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg1a4dleft\" title=\" \" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1931889\/crowley_Logo.jpg\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Named for one of the most important archaeological sites of the Mayan civilization in Honduras,\u00a0<i>Cop\u00e1n <\/i>was specifically designed to quickly and frequently deliver cargo while using lower emission liquefied natural gas (LNG) for fuel.<\/p>\n<p>These capabilities make the Avance Class vessels \u2014 pronounced in Spanish &#8220;ah-bahn-seh&#8221; with the English meaning of advance \u2014 uniquely suited to quickly transport perishable goods like food and pharmaceuticals, as well as retail products, apparel, breakbulk cargo between the U.S., <span class=\"xn-location\">Central America<\/span> and the <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span>. The 1,400-TEU (20-foot equivalent units) ships can serve diverse container sizes for dry cargo and feature capacity for 300 refrigerated containers in their weekly port calls.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<i>Cop\u00e1n <\/i>and its sister ships continue our investments to innovate our frequent and fast ocean carrier capabilities to meeting the critical needs of customer in the U.S., <span class=\"xn-location\">Central America<\/span> and the <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span>,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Brett Bennett<\/span>, senior vice president and general manager, Crowley Logistics. &#8220;These vessels build on Crowley&#8217;s decades-long commitment for diverse and robust supply chain solutions in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> Basin while advancing LNG as a solution in the maritime industry&#8217;s ongoing energy transition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With its name, <i>Cop\u00e1n <\/i>and its sister ships embody <span class=\"xn-location\">Central America&#8217;s<\/span> rich cultural heritage while reflecting the beauty and significance of this extraordinary part of the world. Not far from the border with <span class=\"xn-location\">Guatemala<\/span>, Cop\u00e1n is a former citadel with public squares that reveal its three main stages of development before the city was abandoned in the early 10th Century.<\/p>\n<p>Crowley initiated service of the <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4424275-1&amp;h=1472678961&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowley.com%2Fnews-and-media%2Fpress-releases%2Fcrowleys-first-avance-class-vessel-quetzal-begins-maiden-commercial-voyage%2F&amp;a=first+ship+in+its+Avance+Class%2C+Quetzal%2C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">first ship in its Avance Class, <i>Quetzal<\/i>,<\/a> in April, and two more ships are expected to initiate service this year under charter with Eastern Pacific Shipping.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Crowley<\/b><br \/>Crowley is a private-held, U.S.-owned and -operated maritime, energy and logistics solutions company. For more than 130 years, its portfolio of businesses has provided innovative ocean and land transportation services for the commercial and government sectors. As a global ship owner and operator, Crowley serves 36 nations and island territories and is one of the leading employers of U.S. mariners. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4424275-1&amp;h=3358456009&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowley.com%2F&amp;a=www.crowley.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.crowley.com<\/a>\u00a0to learn more.<\/p>\n<p><b>Contact:<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" class=\"prnbcc\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Torey Vogel<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Senior Specialist, Corporate Communications\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">(904) 726-4536<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><a href=\"mailto:torey.vogel@crowley.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">torey.vogel@crowley.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">David\u00a0DeCamp<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Director, Corporate Communications<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">(904) 727-4263<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><a href=\"mailto:david.decamp@crowley.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">david.decamp@crowley.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4424275-1&amp;h=1588361002&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1931889%2Fcrowley_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1931889%2Fcrowley_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1931889\/crowley_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Crowley<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">May 12, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <i>Cop\u00e1n<\/i>, the second vessel in Crowley&#8217;s Avance Class fleet of LNG-powered containerships, has begun its inaugural commercial operations from the Port of <span class=\"xn-location\">Jacksonville, Florida<\/span> (JAXPORT), further expanding the company&#8217;s capacity and enhancing speed of ocean shipping for the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":270910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-270909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270909"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":270917,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270909\/revisions\/270917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}