Aker Shipyard christens ‘Florida’ tanker [photos]
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<p>Kristian Rokke CEO of Aker Philadelphia Shipyard addresses the crowd (Nat Hamilton/for NewsWorks). </p>
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<p>The Florida weighs 45,800 tons and has the ability to carry a 330,000 barrel capacity of petroleum or other chemical products. (Nat Hamilton/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>The Florida is one of two U.S. flagged tankers recently acquired by Crowley Maritime Corporation, built at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard. (Nat Hamilton/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Nina Glende Johnsen, wife of Aker Philadelphia boss Kristian Rokke, breaks the bottle on the finished Florida. (Nat Hamilton/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Thomas B. Crowley, Jr. CEO, COO, COB, and President of Crowley Maritime Corporation addresses the crowd at the opening ceremony. (Nat Hamilton/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>The new crew for the ship Florida poses for a photo (Nat Hamilton/for NewsWorks). </p>
Representatives from the Crowley Maritime Corporation and Philadelphia’s Aker Shipyard spent an unusually warm January morning christening The Florida, the tanker Crowley has acquired from Aker.
Built in and owned and crewed by the United States, the Florida will operate in the Gulf serving a major oil company.
Crowley is one of the largest U.S.-flagged petroleum transportation companies in the nation, and the tanker is no slacker either.
At 45,800 deadweight tons, the Florida weighs about as much as 49,320 Liberty Bells.
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