Crowley’s newest Avance Class ship, Torogoz, has entered commercial service, marking the completion of the company’s four-vessel Avance Class containership fleet.
The vessel departed Port Everglades, Florida, on Tuesday for its first voyage to Central America.
With a capacity of 1,400 TEUs, including 300 refrigerated containers, Torogoz is designed for the fast and frequent delivery of diverse cargo from apparel and fresh produce to pharmaceuticals and textiles between the United States and El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Like its sister ships, the vessel is powered by lower-emission liquefied natural gas reinforcing Crowley’s strategy for cleaner, more efficient shipping operations both at sea and in port.
Claudia Kattan-Jordan, Vice President, Crowley Logistics for Central America, Panama, and Mexico commented that with its capacity for both dry and refrigerated goods, Torogoz enables faster, higher-capability service with reliability unmatched in the trade.
The vessel joins its sister ships Tiscapa, Quetzal, and Copán. All four Avance Class ships are named in tribute to Central American heritage, reflecting Crowley’s six decades of shipping and logistics service in the region.
