Maritime history was made on Wednesday as Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding delivered the largest U.S. Jones Act-compliant vessel ever. 

The 12,000 cubic meter capacity LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) bunker barge, named Progress, was delivered to Crowley, a logistics, marine, and energy solutions company based in Jacksonville, Florida.

Progress is a 416-foot vessel that will provide ship operators at the port in Savannah, Georgia, with access to a cleaner energy source. LNG is the lowest-carbon fuel used in maritime shipping, and is reported to have 23 percent less greenhouse gas emissions compared to very/ultra low sulphur fuel oil.  

Vice-President and General Manager of FBS Jan Allman says "Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding continues to be an industry leader in building LNG bunkering barges.  We take tremendous pride in seeing another FBS-built vessel leave Sturgeon Bay to its new operational home port. I am proud of the work of our entire Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding team."

The Crowley is the third LNG barge built by Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay.  The last one built was the Clean Everglades last October and was the sistership to the Clean Canaveral built two years prior.