Crowley Maritime Corporation

7 Latin America. This acquisition complemented the established Puerto Rico service, and added six more vessels to Crowley's corporate-wide fleet of 400 ships, tugs, barges and other vessels. When Crowley celebrated its 35th anniversary in Puerto Rico, it was estimated that its trailer capacity had increased by 50-times over the 4,000 trailer spaces available in 1972. Crowley continued to grow its presence in the Caribbean throughout the 1990s, building its reputation as one of the region's leading cargo carriers. In 1993, the company consolidated its TMT (Puerto Rico service), CCT (Caribbean and Central America services) and American Transport Lines (South America services) into one subsidiary called Crowley American Transport. The services held that name until 2000, when the company was renamed Crowley Liner Services following the sale of its South American business. However, it wasn't until the morning of January 7, 1994, when the oil tanker Morris J. Berman ran aground, that the citizens of Puerto Rico realized the century-old company was more than just a cargo carrier; it was a friend to Puerto Rico. After the accident, Crowley immediately stepped into action, assisting the Coast Guard with response and cleanup through utilization of the company's special-purpose, spill-response barge positioned off the coast of San Juan. Though the spill took weeks to clean up, Crowley's response to an otherwise tragic situation made a lasting impression on the citizens of Puerto Rico. ... the citizens of Puerto Rico realized the century-old company was more than just a cargo carrier. Right page, top: Several tugs assist in the launch of one of the newly built TMT triple-deck barges. Right page, bottom: Friday, May 19, 1978, the first triple-deck barge, La Reina, passed under the Main Street bridge in Jacksonville, Fla. Right: Crowley positioned a special-purpose, spill-response barge in San Juan for clean-up efforts following the Morris J Berman oil spill.

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